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    The surname Morrin

    A patronymic surname, carried by 767 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M650

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Morrin is more common than 81.2% of them.

    Origin

    * As an English surname of Norman origin, from the personal name Morin, diminutive of More, from Old French Maur, from Latin Maurus; see Moore. * Also as an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Morwin, from Old English Mōrwine, first element uncertain, second element from wine (“friend”). * As a Scottish surname (Dumfriesshire), variant of McMorran, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Moghráin, Mughróin (“son of Mughrón, Mughròn”), personal name from mogh (“slave”) + ròn (“seal”). * As a French surname, variant of Morin.

    Morrin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 767 people named Morrin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 402,537 Americans. That is down 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 794.

    #30,442
    rank among US surnames
    767
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3.4%
    change since 2000 (was #28,326)

    Who is named Morrin

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

    89% of people named Morrin identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 3.5%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Morrin

    Morrin 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 Morrin come from?
    * As an English surname of Norman origin, from the personal name Morin, diminutive of More, from Old French Maur, from Latin Maurus; see Moore. * Also as an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Morwin, from Old English Mōrwine, first element uncertain, second element from wine…
    How common is the surname Morrin?
    767 people in the United States had the surname Morrin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 402,537 Americans. It ranked 30,442nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Morrin?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Morrin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Morrin?
    Morrin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Morrin getting more or less common?
    Less common. 794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 767 in 2010, down 3.4%.