Explore the Family Name Mortis

The meaning of Mortis

English (southeastern): perhaps from Middle English morteise ‘hole, cavity’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Mortis, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a decline in popularity over the years. Between 2000 and 2010, the rank of this surname fell from 73,931 to 90,495, marking a significant drop of 22.4%. Furthermore, the count of people bearing this surname also reduced from 244 in 2000 to 204 in 2010, indicating a drop of 16.39%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k population dropped by 22.22%, moving from 0.09 to 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,931	#90,495	-22.4%
Count	244	204	-16.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mortis

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Mortis surname based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, it's clear that it is most prevalent among White and Black populations. In 2000, 64.34% of the Mortises identified as White, but this figure decreased by 10.86% to 57.35% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Mortises identifying as Black increased from 30.74% in 2000 to 34.31% in 2010, showing an 11.61% rise. The surname also emerged within the Hispanic community in 2010, as it was nonexistent in this group in 2000. On the other hand, there was no change in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations, as none identified with this surname in both census years. The percentage of those identifying as Two or more races while bearing this surname declined by 25.3%, going from 3.28% in 2000 to 2.45% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.34%	57.35%	-10.86%
Black	30.74%	34.31%	11.61%
Hispanic	0%	4.9%	0%
Two or More Races	3.28%	2.45%	-25.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%