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

Morban, 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 Morban surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Morban in America

Morban is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Morban surname appeared 108 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 Morban.

The history of the last name Morban

The surname MORBAN is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from a combination of the Spanish words "moro" meaning Moor and "ban" meaning lord or master. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who held authority over a community of Moorish descent or had connections to the Moorish culture that once thrived in parts of Spain.

The name MORBAN can be traced back to the 11th century, around the time of the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. Some of the earliest records of the name can be found in documents from the regions of Aragon and Catalonia, where the Moorish influence was particularly strong.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name MORBAN was Pedro Morban, a nobleman who lived in the city of Zaragoza in the 13th century. He was a prominent figure in the court of King James I of Aragon and played a crucial role in the conquest of Valencia from the Moors in 1238.

Another notable individual with the surname MORBAN was Diego Morban, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Diego Morban is credited with being one of the first Europeans to set foot on the island of Puerto Rico.

In the 16th century, the MORBAN family established themselves in the region of Andalusia, where they were involved in the cultivation of olive groves and the production of olive oil. Juan Morban, born in 1512 in the city of Seville, was a prominent merchant who exported Andalusian olive oil to various parts of Europe.

During the 17th century, the MORBAN name gained significance in the world of literature. Miguel Morban, born in 1625 in Madrid, was a renowned playwright and poet who contributed to the Spanish Golden Age of literature. His most famous work, "La vida es sueño" (Life is a Dream), is still widely studied and performed today.

In the 19th century, a branch of the MORBAN family migrated to the Spanish colonies in the Americas, particularly to regions like Cuba and Puerto Rico. One notable figure from this era was Tomás Morban, born in 1812 in Havana, Cuba. He was a prominent lawyer and activist who fought for the abolition of slavery and the independence of Cuba from Spanish rule.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Morban

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

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 Morban 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.

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

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