Explore the Family Name Morsette

The meaning of Morsette

Altered form of American French Morissette. It is common among Native Americans in MT, namely the Chippewa Cree Tribe on the Rocky Boy Reservation.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Morsette has slightly increased from 2000 to 2010. The rank improved from 65,298 in 2000 to 62,359 in 2010, showing a positive change of 4.5 percent. Meanwhile, the count (number of people with this surname) saw a more substantial increase of 13.03 percent, growing from 284 in 2000 to 321 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of the Morsette surname per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,298	#62,359	4.5%
Count	284	321	13.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Morsette

The Ethnicity distribution for the Morsette surname also derived from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some slight changes between 2000 and 2010. The highest percentage of Morsettes identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, making up over 65 percent of individuals with this surname in both years. The second-largest ethnic identity group was White, which decreased slightly from 27.11 percent to 25.23 percent over the decade. Those identifying as two or more races also saw a decrease of 11.58 percent. There were increases in two categories: Black, with an increase from 2.11 percent to 2.80 percent; and Hispanic, which went from 0 percent in 2000 to 2.80 percent in 2010. No Morsettes identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
American Indian and Alaskan Native	65.14%	65.42%	0.43%
White	27.11%	25.23%	-6.93%
Two or More Races	4.23%	3.74%	-11.58%
Hispanic	0%	2.8%	0%
Black	2.11%	2.8%	32.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%