Morais

Morais or Moraes (the latter is an archaic spelling in Portugal, but contemporary in Brazil and India — or  for both variants) is a Portuguese surname.

The link between Morais/Moraes and the Spanish surname Morales is controversial.

Notable people with the name include:

Moraes

 * Abrahão de Moraes (1916–1970), Brazilian astronomer and mathematician
 * Adriano Moraes (bull rider) (born 1970), Brazilian rodeo performer
 * Alexandre de Moraes (born 1968), Brazilian jurist
 * Alinne Moraes (born 1982), Brazilian actress
 * Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (1928–2014), Brazilian businessman and billionaire
 * Carolina Moraes (born 1980), Brazilian synchronized swimmer
 * Cícero Moraes (born 1982), Brazilian 3D designer
 * Claude Moraes (born 1965), British politician
 * Dom Moraes (1938–2004), Indian writer and poet
 * Drica Moraes (born 1969), Brazilian actress
 * Ederson Moraes (born 1993), Brazilian footballer
 * Francisco de Moraes (c. 1500 – 1572), Portuguese writer
 * Frank Moraes (1907–1974), Indian newspaper editor
 * Henrietta Moraes (1931–1999), British model and memoirist
 * Isabela Moraes (born 1980), Brazilian synchronized swimmer
 * Mestre Moraes (born 1950), Brazilian capoeira master
 * Premnath Moraes (1923-1998), Sri Lankan Tamil actor, director, and screenwriter
 * Vinicius de Moraes (1913–1980), Brazilian writer, composer, and diplomat
 * Walter Moraes (1934–1997), Brazilian jurist

Morais

 * Bráulio Morais (born 1990), Angolan basketball player
 * Carlos Morais (basketball) (born 1985), Angolan basketball player
 * Carlos Pedro Silva Morais (born 1976), Cape Verdean footballer known as "Caló"
 * Clodomir Santos de Morais (1928–2016), Brazilian sociologist
 * Cristiane de Morais Smith Lehner, Brazilian theoretical physicist
 * Daniel Morais Reis (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
 * Danny Morais (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
 * Davidson Morais (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
 * Diego Morais Pacheco (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
 * Edgar Morais (born 1989), Portuguese actor, writer and director
 * Ellinton Antonio Costa Morais (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
 * Fernando Morais (born 1946), Brazilian writer and politician
 * Filipe Morais (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
 * Frederico Morais (born 1992), Portuguese surfer
 * Hugo Morais (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
 * Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais (born 1967), Swiss-Angolan entrepreneur
 * João Baptista Mascarenhas de Morais (1883–1968), Brazilian Army officer
 * João Morais (1935–2010), Portuguese footballer
 * John Victor Morais (1910–1991), Malaysian writer and journalist
 * José Morais (born 1965), Portuguese football coach
 * Júnior Morais (born 1986), Brazilian-Romanian footballer
 * Kevin Anthony Morais (1960–2015), Malaysian Deputy Public Prosecutor
 * Luís Filipe Montenegro Cardoso de Morais Esteves, Portuguese politician
 * Manoel Morais Amorim (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
 * Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 1970), Brazilian footballer known as "Cafu"
 * Nélson Morais (born 1974), Portuguese footballer
 * Nuno Morais (born 1984), Portuguese footballer
 * Nuno Morais (athlete) (1923–1986), Portuguese sprinter
 * Olinda Morais (born 1951), East Timorese politician
 * Patrícia Morais (born 1992), Portuguese footballer
 * Paulo de Morais (born 1963), Portuguese professor and politician
 * Prudente de Morais (1841–1902), Brazilian president
 * Ricardo Morais (born 1967), Brazilian mixed martial artist
 * Richard C. Morais (born 1960), Canadian-American writer
 * Sabato Morais (1823–1897), Italian-American rabbi
 * Stephan Morais (born 1973), English and Portuguese businessman
 * Trevor Morais (born 1944), English drummer
 * Ulisses Morais (born 1959), Portuguese footballer
 * Umeshka Morais (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Valdiram Caetano de Morais (1982–2019), Brazilian footballer
 * Welington Morais (born 1996), Brazilian track and field athlete
 * Wilder Morais (born 1968), Brazilian politician
 * William Morais (1991–2011), Brazilian footballer

Given name

 * Morais Abreu (born 1968), Angolan beach volleyball player
 * Morais Guy, Jamaican politician