Moral History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Noble surnames, such as Moral, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Moral, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. This noble Spanish family lived near a mulBerry or blackberry bush. Thus, Moral is a topographic surname, which is the type of local surname that was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. The name was originally derived from the Spanish word "mora," which means "mulberry."

Early Origins of the Moral family

The surname Moral was first found in Castile, prominent among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Moral family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Moral research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1232 is included under the topic Early Moral History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Moral Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Morales, Moral, Morilla, Morillas, Moraleda and others.

Early Notables of the Moral family

Prominent among members of the family

were sixteenth century Spanish painter Luis de Morales
sixteenth century Spanish historian Ambrosio de Morales y Oliva
seventeenth century Spanish playwright Cristóbal de Morales
seventeenth century Spanish nobleman and court official Lope de Morales
nineteenth century Spanish actress and singer Manuela Morales

Moral migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moral Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Alonso del Moral, moved to New Spain in 1562

Moral Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Lope Del Moral, who arrived in America in 1828 1
Francisco Moral, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
Martin Moral, aged 26, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1841 1
Luis Moral, aged 29, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 1
M Moral, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)