Explore the Family Name Morning

The meaning of Morning

1. Irish (Donegal and Wexford): variant of Murnin or Murnane. Compare Mourning. 2. Americanized form (translation into English) of German Morgen.

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How common is the last name Morning in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Morning" has seen an increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 17,510 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 its rank had improved slightly to 17,229. This indicates a positive change of 1.6%. Moreover, the count of people with this surname also rose from 1,483 in 2000 to 1,644 in 2010- a growth of 10.86%, while the proportion of individuals named Morning per 100,000 people increased by 1.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,510	#17,229	1.6%
Count	1,483	1,644	10.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.56	1.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Morning

The ethnicity associated with the surname "Morning" is diverse as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest ethnic identity for this surname is Black, making up 53.54% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 53.41% in 2010. Whites constitute the next largest group at 36.35% in 2000, dropping a bit to 36.01% in 2010. Interestingly, there was notable growth within the Hispanic segment - growing from 3.10% in 2000 to 3.65% in 2010, an increase of 17.74%. Conversely, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native saw decreases of 25% and 22.83% respectively. The number of people identifying with two or more races grew from 3.84% to 4.50%, marking a 17.19% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	53.54%	53.41%	-0.24%
White	36.35%	36.01%	-0.94%
Two or More Races	3.84%	4.5%	17.19%
Hispanic	3.1%	3.65%	17.74%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.76%	2.13%	-22.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.3%	-25%