# Morin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/morin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 29,593 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,194 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,433 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (28,184 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a French and Walloon surname, variant of Maurin and More. Compare Moran, Morang, Morein, Morong, Morrin, Morrow. * As an Italian surname, variant of Morino, pet form of the personal name Moro. * As a Spanish surname, from moro (“Moor”), see Moro. * As a Scottish surname, variant of Morrin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Morin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 70% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 25% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Morin in the United States.

## People named Morin

- Lee Morin, American astronaut
- Jeremy Morin, American ice hockey player
- Roger Morin, American Catholic bishop (1941–2019)
- Sidney Morin, American ice hockey player

## Similar surnames

Moreno, Moran, Marin, Marino, Marion, Merino, Morano, Marini, Marine, Morrone, Moroney, Morena.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.