Explore the Family Name Mortera

The meaning of Mortera

Spanish: habitational name from a place called Mortera in Cantabria.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mortera significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mortera was ranked 87,729 in popularity and saw a substantial increase by 2010, moving up to rank 63,068. This represents a change of approximately 28.11%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 197 in 2000 to 317 in 2010, marking an increase of roughly 60.91%. The proportion of the Mortera surname per 100k people likewise experienced growth, increasing by approximately 57.14% from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#87,729	#63,068	28.11%
Count	197	317	60.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.11	57.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mortera

When analyzing the ethnicity associated with the surname Mortera, also relying on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, it's observed that there were changes across different categories between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 33.50% of those with the Mortera surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, decreasing to 28.08% in 2010. There was no data for those identifying as two or more races in 2000, but by 2010, this category accounted for 4.10%. The percentage of White individuals with this surname decreased from 7.11% in 2000 to 5.05% in 2010. The Hispanic category, however, saw an increase from 57.36% in 2000 to 62.78% in 2010. The percentages for both Black individuals and American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained constant at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	57.36%	62.78%	9.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	33.5%	28.08%	-16.18%
White	7.11%	5.05%	-28.97%
Two or More Races	0%	4.1%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%