Show ContentsMorata History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Morata family

The surname Morata was first found in Aragon, in northern Spain.

Early History of the Morata family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morata research. The years 1526, 1546, 1555, 1558, 1628, 1647, 1648 and 1703 are included under the topic Early Morata History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morata Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Morata, Motatilla, Morato and others.

Early Notables of the Morata family

Prominent among members of the family

  • Ursula Micaela Morata (1628-1703), a Spanish nun, mystic, and founder of the convent of the Capuchin Poor Clares in Alicante, Spain. Born in Cartagena, Spain,
  • into a well-to-do family, Morata was the youngest of thirteen brothers and sisters. Her father, Marco Aurelio Morata e Iscaya, was an Italian knight from Savoy. In 1647, she took her religious vows in...
  • Olimpia Fulvia Morata (1526-1555), an Italian classical scholar, born in Ferrara to Fulvio Pellegrino Morato. In 1546, she left court to take care of her ailing father and, after his death, she took c...


United States Morata migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Morata Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jacinto Morata Cochaza who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860
  • Jacinto Morata, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
  • Silvestre Morata, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1880 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Morata (post 1700) +

  • Rosa Morata, American actress, known for Shirley Temple Story (1976), Dafnis y Cloe (1969) and If They Tell You I Fell (1989)
  • Rosa Morata Martínez, Spanish actress, known for Nissaga de poder (1996)
  • Álvaro Borja Morata Martín (b. 1992), Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker, known for EURO 2020 European Qualifiers (2019), UEFA Champions League (1994) and Emigratis (2016)
  • Ginés Morata Pérez ForMemRS (b. 1945), Spanish Research Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid in Spain and an expert in developmental biology of the fruit fly (Drosophila)
  • Aurora Morata (b. 1961), Spanish gymnast who competed in five events at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  • Alain Morata, Philippines actress, known for Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal (2006)
  • Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (b. 1981), more popularly known by his screen name Christian Bautista, is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model


  1. 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)


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