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

Morillo, 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 Morillo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Morillo in America

Morillo is the 9355th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Morillo surname appeared 3,477 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 Morillo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Morillo 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 Morillo

The surname Morillo is of Spanish origin, tracing its roots back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated as a toponyme, derived from a place name, possibly the village of Morillo in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. Alternatively, it may have been derived from the Latin word "murillus," meaning a small wall or fortification.

In Spain, the name Morillo can be found in historical records dating back to the 12th century. One notable early reference is in the "Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla," a medieval manuscript compiled in the 14th century, which listed landowners and tenants in the Kingdom of Castile.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Morillo was Rodrigo Morillo, a Spanish nobleman who lived in the 13th century and served as a knight in the court of King Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284). Another notable figure was Juan Morillo, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

In the 16th century, Alonso Morillo (c. 1510-1580) was a Spanish historian and writer who authored several works on the history of Spain and the Americas. During the same period, Andrés Morillo (1525-1592) was a renowned Spanish architect who designed notable buildings in Seville and other cities.

In the 19th century, Pablo Morillo (1778-1838) was a Spanish military leader who served as the Captain General of Venezuela during the Spanish American wars of independence. He played a significant role in the Spanish effort to suppress the revolutionary movements in Venezuela and Colombia.

The surname Morillo has been associated with various place names throughout Spain, such as Morillo de Tou in Huesca, Morillo de Monclús in Teruel, and Morillo de Liena in Huesca. These place names may have influenced the spelling variations of the surname over time.

While the name Morillo is primarily found in Spain and countries with Spanish cultural influences, it has also been adopted by individuals of other nationalities and cultures, reflecting the global reach and migration patterns of people bearing this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Morillo

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

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

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