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    The surname Moreno

    A Spanish surname, carried by 196,925 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈɹeɪnoʊ/ 3 syllables Soundex M650

    Moreno: #124 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Moreno #124, 196,925 people Moreno: #124 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Moreno #124, 196,925 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moreno is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Moreno.

    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 196,925 people named Moreno in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,568 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 146,088.

    #124
    rank among US surnames
    196,925
    people in 2010
    67
    per 100,000 Americans
    +34.8%
    change since 2000 (was #170)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #115Romero208,6141,480
    #116Jordan208,4031,481
    #117Patterson205,4231,503
    #118Alexander204,6211,509
    #119Hamilton201,7461,530
    #120Graham201,1591,535
    #121Reynolds200,2471,542

    Who is named Moreno

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

    92% of people named Moreno identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Morenos

    24 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jacob L. Moreno
      Austrian-American psychiatrist, 1889–1974
    • Roberto Moreno
      Brazilian racing driver (born 1959)
    • Chino Moreno
      American singer (born 1973)
    • Francisco Pascasio Moreno
      Argentinian explorer and naturalist (1852–1919)
    • Jaime Moreno
      Bolivian footballer, born 1974
    • Bernie Moreno
      American politician and businessman (born 1967)
    • Marlos Moreno
      A very hot player ohhh, born 1996
    • Mariano Moreno
      Argentine lawyer, journalist, and politician, 1778–1811
    • Zully Moreno
      Argentine actress (1920–1999)
    • Zión Moreno
      American actress, born 1995
    • Alfredo Moreno
      Argentinian association football player (1980–2021)
    • Sergi Moreno
      Andorran footballer, born 1987

    Notable Morenos come mostly from Argentina (9), the United States (5) and Brazil (3).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Moreno

    Moreno has the Soundex code M650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M650.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Moreno come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Moreno.
    How common is the surname Moreno?
    196,925 people in the United States had the surname Moreno in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,568 Americans. It ranked 124th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Moreno?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Moreno identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Moreno?
    Jacob L. Moreno, Austrian-American psychiatrist, followed by Roberto Moreno.
    Where is the surname Moreno most common?
    Wikidata records people named Moreno in Argentina, the United States and Brazil and 3 other countries.
    How do you pronounce Moreno?
    Moreno is /məˈɹeɪnoʊ/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Moreno getting more or less common?
    More common. 146,088 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 196,925 in 2010, up 35%.