Last Name MOREY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: At the moorhey, from residence by the enclosure on the moor. This suffix '-hay' or 'hey' frequently slips the 'h' nad becomes '-ey.'
Origin English, Spanish, Irish

Rank 3,126 (2000 US census) 2,994 (1990 US census)
Count 10,595 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.6%, or 9811 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.25%, or 132 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.84%, or 89 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.65%, or 69 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.19%, or 126 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 3.47%, or 368 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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