How common is the surname Morais?

3,381 people in the United States had the surname Morais in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,318 Americans. It ranked 9,611th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Morais?

Júnior Morais, Brazilian footballer, followed by Luís Morais.

Where is the surname Morais most common?

Wikidata records people named Morais in Brazil, Romania and Angola and 1 other country.

Is the surname Morais getting more or less common?

More common. 2,123 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,381 in 2010, up 59%.

The surname Morais

A surname, carried by 3,381 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). Morais is more common than 94.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,381 people named Morais in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,318 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,123.

#9,611

rank among US surnames

3,381

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+59.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,194)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,603	Seaver	3,384	91,237
#9,607	Wingert	3,383	91,264
#9,609	Sabatino	3,382	91,291
#9,611	Cuenca	3,381	91,318
#9,615	Backer	3,380	91,345
#9,618	Courville	3,379	91,372
#9,620	Mardis	3,378	91,399

Who is named Morais

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

77% of people named Morais identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moraiss

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Júnior Morais
Brazilian footballer, born 1986
Luís Morais
Brazilian footballer (1930-2020)
Lui Morais
Brazilian hermetic writer, born 1961
Carolina Morais
Angolan handball player, born 1986
Davidson Morais
Brazilian footballer, born 1981
Danny Morais
Brazilian association football player, born 1985
Álvaro Morais Filho
Brazilian beach volleyball player, born 1990
Fernando Morais
Brazilian journalist, born 1946
Carlos Morais
Angolan basketball player (born 1985)
Cafu
Brazilian association football player, born 1970
Alinne Moraes
Brazilian actress and model, born 1982
Paulo Jr.
Brazilian footballer, born 1989

Notable Moraiss come mostly from Brazil (9), Romania (1) and Angola (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Morais

Morais 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 Morais?: 3,381 people in the United States had the surname Morais in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,318 Americans. It ranked 9,611th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Morais?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Morais identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Morais?: Júnior Morais, Brazilian footballer, followed by Luís Morais.
Where is the surname Morais most common?: Wikidata records people named Morais in Brazil, Romania and Angola and 1 other country.
Is the surname Morais getting more or less common?: More common. 2,123 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,381 in 2010, up 59%.