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

Morales García, 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 Morales García surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Morales García in America

Morales García is the 38103rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Morales García surname appeared 582 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Morales García.

We can also compare 2010 data for Morales García 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 Morales García

The surname MORALESGARCIA is a compound surname originating from Spain. It is a combination of the two surnames Morales and Garcia, both of which have deep roots in the Iberian Peninsula.

Morales is a Spanish patronymic surname derived from the personal name Moral, which itself is derived from the Latin word "moralis" meaning "moral" or "relating to manners." The name Morales likely originated as a way to identify individuals based on their moral character or upstanding behavior.

Garcia, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname derived from the Germanic personal name García, which means "bear." This name was introduced to the Iberian Peninsula during the Visigothic rule in the 5th to 8th centuries.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname MORALESGARCIA can be traced back to the 16th century in various historical documents and records from various regions of Spain. One notable example is Juan Morales Garcia, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro in the 1530s.

Another prominent figure bearing this surname was Pedro Morales Garcia, a Spanish architect who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is best known for his work on the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Madrid.

In the 18th century, Francisco Morales Garcia was a Spanish painter known for his religious works and portraits. He was born in Seville in 1701 and died in Madrid in 1781.

The 19th century saw the birth of Andrés Morales Garcia, a Cuban writer and poet who was a prominent figure in the literary circles of Havana. He was born in 1824 and died in 1898.

One of the most notable individuals with the surname MORALESGARCIA in the 20th century was Ramón Morales Garcia, a Mexican philosopher and educator who made significant contributions to the field of existentialism. He was born in 1906 and died in 1976.

The compound surname MORALESGARCIA can also be found in historical records and manuscripts from various regions of Spain, particularly in areas such as Andalusia, Castile, and the Basque Country, where both Morales and Garcia were common surnames.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Morales García

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

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 Morales García 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 Morales García 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 Morales García was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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