Find out how popular the last name Morado is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Morado.

Morado, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Morado surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Morado in America

Morado is the 14178th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Morado surname appeared 2,118 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Morado.

We can also compare 2010 data for Morado to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Morado

The surname Morado is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "morado," meaning "purple" or "dark-colored." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who wore purple clothing or had a distinctive dark complexion.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Morado can be found in the Catalan Repartimientos, a collection of documents from the 13th century that documented the distribution of land and property in the territories conquered by the Kingdom of Aragon. These records mention individuals with the surname Morado, indicating that the name was already in use during this time.

In the 14th century, the name Morado appeared in the Libro de Repartimiento de Murcia, a document that recorded the allocation of land and properties in the region of Murcia after its conquest by the Crown of Castile. This further solidifies the presence of the Morado surname in various parts of Spain during the medieval era.

One notable individual bearing the Morado surname was Juan Morado, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of the Canary Islands in the 15th century. He was born in Seville around 1425 and played a crucial role in the subjugation of the indigenous Guanche population on the island of Tenerife.

Another prominent figure with the surname Morado was Andrés Morado, a Spanish painter active in the 17th century. He was born in Seville in 1628 and is known for his religious paintings and works depicting scenes from daily life in Spain during that period.

In the 18th century, the Morado surname can be found in records from the Spanish colonial territories in the Americas. One example is José Antonio Morado, a Spanish military officer and governor of the province of Sonora in present-day northern Mexico. He served in this role from 1770 to 1772.

During the 19th century, Francisco Morado was a notable figure in the Mexican War of Independence. Born in Guanajuato in 1785, he fought alongside Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, one of the principal leaders of the Mexican independence movement, and later served as a general in the Mexican army.

While the Morado surname is primarily associated with Spain and its former colonies, it has also been found in other parts of the world, likely due to migration and intermarriage. However, the historical roots of this surname can be traced back to the Iberian Peninsula and the Spanish-speaking regions of Europe and the Americas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Morado

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Morado.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Morado was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Morado has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Morado was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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