How common is the surname Morabito?

2,678 people in the United States had the surname Morabito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,290 Americans. It ranked 11,704th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Morabito?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Morabito identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Morabito?

Linda A. Morabito, American astronomer.

Where is the surname Morabito most common?

Wikidata records people named Morabito in the United States.

Is the surname Morabito getting more or less common?

More common. 2,580 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,678 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Morabito

An Italian surname, carried by 2,678 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex M613

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Morabito is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Morabito, itself adapted from Sicilian Murabbitu~Marabbita.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,678 people named Morabito in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,290 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,580.

#11,704

rank among US surnames

2,678

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,250)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,697	Vanek	2,679	115,247
#11,704	Maag	2,678	115,290
#11,709	Longenecker	2,677	115,333

Who is named Morabito

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Morabito identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Morabitos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Linda A. Morabito
American astronomer, born 1953

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Morabito come from?: Borrowed from Italian Morabito, itself adapted from Sicilian Murabbitu~Marabbita.
How common is the surname Morabito?: 2,678 people in the United States had the surname Morabito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,290 Americans. It ranked 11,704th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Morabito?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Morabito identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Morabito?: Linda A. Morabito, American astronomer.
Where is the surname Morabito most common?: Wikidata records people named Morabito in the United States.
Is the surname Morabito getting more or less common?: More common. 2,580 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,678 in 2010, up 3.8%.