How common is the surname Morello?

3,283 people in the United States had the surname Morello in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,044 Americans. It ranked 9,853rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Morello?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Morello identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Morello?

Tom Morello, American guitarist and musician, followed by Joe Morello.

Where is the surname Morello most common?

Wikidata records people named Morello in the Kingdom of Italy, Ireland and the United States.

Is the surname Morello getting more or less common?

More common. 3,191 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,283 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Morello

A surname, carried by 3,283 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Morello is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,283 people named Morello in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,044 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,191.

#9,853

rank among US surnames

3,283

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #9,365)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,846	Mosquera	3,286	93,958
#9,848	Cavalier	3,285	93,986
#9,850	Bittle	3,284	94,015
#9,853	Morello	3,283	94,044
#9,854	Velazco	3,282	94,072

Who is named Morello

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

88% of people named Morello identified as white (not Hispanic), 10.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10.0%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Morellos

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Morello
American guitarist and musician, born 1964
Joe Morello
American jazz drummer (1928–2011)
Giuseppe Morello
American mobster (1867–1930)
Nicholas Morello
American mobster, 1890–1916

Notable Morellos come mostly from the Kingdom of Italy (2), Ireland (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Morello

Morello has the Soundex code M640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M640.

Questions

How common is the surname Morello?: 3,283 people in the United States had the surname Morello in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,044 Americans. It ranked 9,853rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Morello?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Morello identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Morello?: Tom Morello, American guitarist and musician, followed by Joe Morello.
Where is the surname Morello most common?: Wikidata records people named Morello in the Kingdom of Italy, Ireland and the United States.
Is the surname Morello getting more or less common?: More common. 3,191 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,283 in 2010, up 2.9%.