How common is the surname Moraes?

963 people in the United States had the surname Moraes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 320,608 Americans. It ranked 25,620th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Moraes?

In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Moraes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Moraes?

Cícero Moraes, Brazilian 3D designer and forensic reconstruction specialist, followed by Artur Moraes.

Where is the surname Moraes most common?

Wikidata records people named Moraes in Brazil and Italy.

Is the surname Moraes getting more or less common?

More common. 663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 963 in 2010, up 45%.

The surname Moraes

A surname, carried by 963 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moraes is more common than 84.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 963 people named Moraes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 320,608 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 663.

#25,620

rank among US surnames

963

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+45.2%

change since 2000 (was #32,652)

Who is named Moraes

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

74% of people named Moraes identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moraess

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cícero Moraes
Brazilian 3D designer and forensic reconstruction specialist, born 1982
Artur Moraes
Brazilian association football player, born 1981
Celso Moraes
Brazilian association football player, born 1979
Bruno Moraes
Brazilian footballer, born 1984
Mario Moraes
Brazilian racing driver, born 1988
Marlon Moraes
Brazilian mixed martial artist (born 1988)
Octávio Moraes
Brazilian association football player and architect (1923-2009)
Fabiana Moraes
Brazilian athlete, born 1986
Ézio Leal Moraes Filho
Brazilian footballer (1966-2011)
Sergio Moraes
Brazilian martial artist, born 1982
Luiz Antônio
Brazilian footballer, born 1970
Gugu Liberato
Brazilian television presenter (1959-2019)

Notable Moraess come mostly from Brazil (11) and Italy (1).

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Surnames that sound like Moraes

Moraes has the Soundex code M620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M620.

Questions

How common is the surname Moraes?: 963 people in the United States had the surname Moraes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 320,608 Americans. It ranked 25,620th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moraes?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Moraes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Moraes?: Cícero Moraes, Brazilian 3D designer and forensic reconstruction specialist, followed by Artur Moraes.
Where is the surname Moraes most common?: Wikidata records people named Moraes in Brazil and Italy.
Is the surname Moraes getting more or less common?: More common. 663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 963 in 2010, up 45%.