# Moraes (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/moraes/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 963 |
| US rank (2010) | 25,620 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 320,608 people |
| Change since 2000 | +45% (663 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Moraes in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 6.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Moraes in Brazil and Italy.

## People named Moraes

- Cícero Moraes, Brazilian 3D designer and forensic reconstruction specialist
- Artur Moraes, Brazilian association football player
- Celso Moraes, Brazilian association football player
- Bruno Moraes, Brazilian footballer
- Mario Moraes, Brazilian racing driver
- Marlon Moraes, Brazilian mixed martial artist (born 1988)
- Octávio Moraes, Brazilian association football player and architect (1923-2009)
- Fabiana Moraes, Brazilian athlete
- Ézio Leal Moraes Filho, Brazilian footballer (1966-2011)
- Sergio Moraes, Brazilian martial artist
- Luiz Antônio, Brazilian footballer
- Gugu Liberato, Brazilian television presenter (1959-2019)

## Similar surnames

Morris, Morse, Mares, Mars, Morais, Moores, Morrisey, Morriss, Meares, Moors, Myres, Moris.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.