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    The surnameMorales

    A Spanish surname, the 63rd most common in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M642

    Morales: #63 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Morales #63, 311,777 people Morales: #63 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Morales #63, 311,777 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Morales is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Morales.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 311,777 people named Morales in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 990 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 217,642.

    #63
    rank among US surnames
    311,777
    people in 2010
    106
    per 100,000 Americans
    +43.3%
    change since 2000 (was #90)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #54Turner348,627886
    #55Diaz347,636888
    #56Parker336,221918
    #57Cruz334,201924
    #58Edwards332,423929
    #59Collins329,770936
    #60Reyes327,904942

    Who is named Morales

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

    93% of people named Morales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • Two or more races 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Moraless

    21 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Francisco Morales Bermúdez
      51st President of Peru (1921–2022)
    • Esai Morales
      American actor, born 1962
    • Luis de Morales
      16th-century Spanish painter (1509–1586)
    • Natalie Morales
      American actress, born 1985
    • Alfredo Morales
      American soccer player, born 1990
    • Marcelo Morales
      Argentine association football player, born 1966
    • Natalie Morales
      American journalist, born 1972
    • Pablo Morales
      American swimmer, born 1964
    • Hugo Morales
      Argentine footballer, born 1974
    • David Morales
      American DJ and producer, born 1962
    • Agustín Morales
      Bolivian politician (1808-1872)
    • Javier Morales
      Argentine footballer and coach, born 1980

    Notable Moraless come mostly from the United States (8), Argentina (6) and Bolivia (3).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Morales

    Morales has the Soundex code M642, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M642.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Morales come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Morales.
    How common is the surname Morales?
    311,777 people in the United States had the surname Morales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 990 Americans. It ranked 63rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Morales?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Morales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Morales?
    Francisco Morales Bermúdez, 51st President of Peru (1921–2022), followed by Esai Morales.