 Coat of arms associated with the Morais surname | |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Region of origin | Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança District, Northern Portugal |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Moraes (archaic spelling) |
Morais or Moraes (the latter is an archaic spelling in Portugal, but contemporary in Brazil and India — [mo'ɾajʃ] or [mo'ɾajs] for both variants) is a Portuguese surname.
The link between Morais/Moraes and the Spanish surname Morales is controversial.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
- ^ "(in Portuguese) Moraes, Morais, Morales". Sobre Nomes. Retrieved 21 August 2022.