Moreno Surname
Approximately 2,301,110 people bear this surname
Moreno Surname Definition:
An adjective formed from the Spanish "mora" - blackberry. Hence "someone of a dark color."
Popular surname well known in France, and brought to Spain by Romans. Common in Santander, La Rioja, Aragon, Castile, Estremadura, and Andalusia.
Read More About This SurnameMoreno Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 652,549 | 1:190 | 24 |
| Colombia | 343,671 | 1:139 | 15 |
| Spain | 333,583 | 1:140 | 15 |
| Venezuela | 188,140 | 1:161 | 19 |
| United States | 171,625 | 1:2,112 | 205 |
| Argentina | 108,439 | 1:394 | 39 |
| Brazil | 61,546 | 1:3,478 | 300 |
| Peru | 58,713 | 1:541 | 75 |
| Philippines | 57,008 | 1:1,776 | 113 |
| Chile | 41,595 | 1:424 | 84 |
| Cuba | 40,630 | 1:284 | 44 |
| Ecuador | 40,476 | 1:393 | 51 |
| Panama | 33,230 | 1:118 | 12 |
| Nicaragua | 25,090 | 1:240 | 45 |
| Dominican Republic | 21,916 | 1:476 | 86 |
| Honduras | 21,790 | 1:405 | 97 |
| Bolivia | 20,140 | 1:527 | 107 |
| El Salvador | 16,239 | 1:391 | 80 |
| France | 11,917 | 1:5,574 | 462 |
| Paraguay | 10,524 | 1:688 | 173 |
| Guatemala | 9,546 | 1:1,685 | 288 |
| Costa Rica | 5,059 | 1:945 | 196 |
| Uruguay | 4,997 | 1:687 | 75 |
| Portugal | 3,708 | 1:2,810 | 369 |
| Cape Verde | 2,816 | 1:188 | 48 |
| Canada | 1,585 | 1:23,246 | 3,165 |
| Italy | 1,549 | 1:39,481 | 7,100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,272 | 1:24,258 | 3,358 |
| England | 1,165 | 1:47,827 | 5,995 |
| Morocco | 1,091 | 1:31,600 | 5,064 |
| Puerto Rico | 930 | 1:3,817 | 297 |
| Germany | 925 | 1:87,033 | 10,975 |
| Belgium | 808 | 1:14,229 | 2,158 |
| Israel | 766 | 1:11,172 | 1,705 |
| Australia | 702 | 1:38,455 | 4,999 |
| Switzerland | 515 | 1:15,947 | 2,611 |
| Thailand | 484 | 1:145,947 | 22,948 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 391 | 1:454 | 90 |
| Netherlands | 360 | 1:46,909 | 7,995 |
| Andorra | 358 | 1:234 | 27 |
| Belize | 342 | 1:1,039 | 239 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 299 | 1:4,562 | 745 |
| Russia | 218 | 1:661,115 | 57,022 |
| Indonesia | 201 | 1:657,956 | 51,506 |
| Gibraltar | 168 | 1:202 | 10 |
| Taiwan | 143 | 1:163,949 | 1,445 |
| Sweden | 123 | 1:80,055 | 5,952 |
| Japan | 118 | 1:1,083,426 | 20,860 |
| Ireland | 88 | 1:53,511 | 3,767 |
| Denmark | 88 | 1:64,144 | 6,446 |
| Aruba | 74 | 1:1,398 | 191 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| Norway | 68 | 1:75,622 | 10,585 |
| Greece | 56 | 1:197,853 | 31,389 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| Angola | 46 | 1:586,722 | 2,645 |
| French Polynesia | 43 | 1:6,530 | 1,442 |
| Iceland | 42 | 1:9,050 | 891 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| China | 40 | 1:34,183,039 | 1,815 |
| Turkey | 40 | 1:1,945,536 | 68,232 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| Hungary | 35 | 1:280,465 | 21,617 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| Curaçao | 28 | 1:5,616 | 151 |
| Finland | 28 | 1:196,311 | 16,703 |
| Belarus | 23 | 1:413,090 | 41,560 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Lebanon | 23 | 1:245,091 | 9,209 |
| Luxembourg | 23 | 1:25,241 | 4,722 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Hong Kong | 19 | 1:386,078 | 3,192 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 1:387,717 | 18,370 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 1:509,015 | 23,390 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Senegal | 17 | 1:857,608 | 2,905 |
| Guyana | 16 | 1:47,639 | 4,360 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Mozambique | 13 | 1:2,097,044 | 2,931 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Algeria | 12 | 1:3,219,296 | 45,820 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Monaco | 12 | 1:3,089 | 236 |
| South Korea | 11 | 1:4,658,205 | 839 |
| Vietnam | 10 | 1:9,264,605 | 2,710 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Haiti | 8 | 1:1,335,488 | 14,216 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| DR Congo | 2 | 1:36,939,785 | 260,488 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Laos | 2 | 1:3,294,162 | 1,900 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1:25,968,992 | 2,110 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 667 | 1:75,290 | 8,022 |
The alternate forms: Moréno (15) & Morêno (5) are calculated separately.
Moreno (33,604) may also be a first name.
Moreno Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An adjective formed from the Spanish "mora" - blackberry. Hence "someone of a dark color."
Popular surname well known in France, and brought to Spain by Romans. Common in Santander, La Rioja, Aragon, Castile, Estremadura, and Andalusia. Name of village near Albacete. May be derived from word "murenas" - an eel, or like an eel. Some researchers define name as meaning blackened or brown as in a sunburn.
It could come from the latin "maurus" which could refer to an ethnic group and also to a man who is cruel and unyielding. In Spain "moro" with the suffix "-eno" refers to all Muslims and in a general sense to someone who is not baptized.
Castilian name traced to Roman knight Lucio Murena. Very common in the Peninsula with most ancient branches in Santander, La Rioja, Aragon, Galicia and New Castile.
(Spanish) The dark-complexioned man.
User-submitted Reference
Moreno Ferreira is a branch of a Moreno family that migrated from Galicia (Spain) to the North of Portugal. Augusto César Moreno, one of many brothers, had three daughters. One of them, Amélia, married Luís Setas Ferreira, from the Setas Ferreira family. They had five children: Marieta, Maria Amélia, Marcelo Henrique, Manuel Vicente and Marita Olga, all of them having the Moreno Ferreira family name, as most of their children and grandchildren.
Both the Moreno and Ferreira were of Jewish origin. In Portugal, many Jews were forced to convert to Catholicism and start using Ferreira as family name, following the tradition of naming themselves after their trade and fruit trees.Ferreira means blacksmith in Portuguese; the original word is ferreiro (male), but the family name got to be ferreira (female).
- maritamorenoferreiraMoreno means 'dark-haired', also by extension a person with dark skin.
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Moreno Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moreno Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moreno (Georgian: მორენო, Marathi: मोरेनो, Russian: Морено) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Moréno or Morêno. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moreno? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 228th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,167 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Moreno live; 38 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Hispano-North America. Moreno is also the 25,509th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 33,604 people.
The last name Moreno is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 652,549 people, or 1 in 190. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: México, where 12 percent reside, Mexico City, where 7 percent reside and Guanajuato, where 7 percent reside. Beside Mexico this surname is found in 173 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 15 percent reside and Spain, where 14 percent reside.
Moreno Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moreno has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 25,731 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 38,833 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moreno Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Moreno surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Latin Catholic (64%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Moreno are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.35% registered with the party.
The amount Moreno earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning €32,064 per year; in Norway they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning 329,234 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,814 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.27% less than the national average, earning R 182,340 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $23,475,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.08% less than the national average, earning $36,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.7% less than the national average, earning $46,354 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moreno Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moreno in the Georgian language | ||
| მორენო | moreno | - |
| Moreno in the Marathi language | ||
| मोरेनो | moreno | - |
| Moreno in the Russian language | ||
| Морено | moreno | - |
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Moreno Reference & Research
Moreno DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Moreno FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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