Frequency: (128)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Italian: from a pet form of the medieval personal name and nickname Moro, meaning ‘Moor’ (see Moore 2).
2. Spanish: probably from the Latin personal name Maurinus.
3. Japanese: meaning ‘forest field’; the name is not common in Japan.
GIVEN NAMES: Japanese 21%; Spanish 7%; Italian 6%. Kimiko (2), Akihito, Fumio, Kasumi, Koki, Makoto, Masanobu, Takashi, Toyoko, Yasuhiro, Yoko, Yoshio; Alfonso, Alphonso, Juan, Luis, Mariano, Mario, Miguel, Pedro; Alessandro, Angelo, Lucio.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
