How common is the surname Morin?

29,593 people in the United States had the surname Morin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,433 Americans. It ranked 1,194th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Morin?

In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Morin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Morin?

Lee Morin, American astronaut, followed by Jeremy Morin.

Where is the surname Morin most common?

Wikidata records people named Morin in the United States.

Is the surname Morin getting more or less common?

More common. 28,184 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,593 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Morin

A surname, carried by 29,593 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Morin is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 29,593 people named Morin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,433 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,184.

#1,194

rank among US surnames

29,593

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #1,136)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,185	Hoang	29,798	10,361
#1,186	Elder	29,796	10,362
#1,187	Lau	29,792	10,363
#1,188	Dale	29,757	10,376
#1,189	Camp	29,753	10,377
#1,190	Connolly	29,710	10,392
#1,191	Hewitt	29,694	10,398

Who is named Morin

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

70% of people named Morin identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Morins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lee Morin
American astronaut, born 1952
Jeremy Morin
American ice hockey player, born 1991
Roger Morin
American Catholic bishop (1941–2019)
Sidney Morin
American ice hockey player, born 1995

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Morin

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

Questions

Where does the surname Morin come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Morin?: 29,593 people in the United States had the surname Morin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,433 Americans. It ranked 1,194th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Morin?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Morin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Morin?: Lee Morin, American astronaut, followed by Jeremy Morin.
Where is the surname Morin most common?: Wikidata records people named Morin in the United States.
Is the surname Morin getting more or less common?: More common. 28,184 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,593 in 2010, up 5.0%.