Why is Miles last name Morales?

Headscratchers related to Ultimate Spider-Man, the comic book series. Mile's dad's brother is named Aaron Davis. So presumably, Mile's dad originally had the surname "Davis", and later took the name "Morales" from Mile's mother when they were married, dropping his original last name.
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Why is Miles name Morales and not Davis?

Jefferson's son, Miles, has his mother's last name, which is Morales, instead of his father's last name, which is Davis. Jefferson Davis shared a name with the President of the Confederate States of America. He legally changed his name partially to avoid this.
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Why doesn't Miles Morales have the same last name as his dad?

Eventually, he became a cop so he may have changed it to avoid being associated with that part of his life. The name change appears to have happened before Miles was born, so it would only make sense for Miles to have the same last name as both of his parents.
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Why does Miles use his moms last name?

Apparently he introduced himself as Miles David in a comic and explains he prefers to use his mother's last name to prevent that reaction. Also using mother's name as last name is common in Hispanic families and it could hint his parents weren't together when he was born. (Miles Davis.
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Is Miles Morales black or Latino?

Miles belongs to an authentic Afro-Latino community brimming with life. He wears Timberlands and dances to salsa. He speaks Spanish with his mother. He can take a bodega cat with him on his adventures.
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What is Peter Parker's middle name?

Peter Parker Character Traits.

His full name is Peter Benjamin Parker. He is caucasian and a heterosexual. His parents become absent from his life during childhood. From the time his parents become absent he is raised by Aunt May and Uncle Ben in New York City.
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Why can Miles turn invisible?

As such, Miles' powers make sense within that context: Turning invisible is just an extension of certain Spiders and their ability to blend into their environment (not usually with chameleon powers, but again, spiders don't shoot webs from their arms).
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Why is Miles Morales not Peter Parker?

Miles Morales began as a character entirely separate from the main Marvel continuity (the so-called 616 universe), hailing from the Ultimate Marvel universe. In the Ultimate universe, Peter was actually killed during battle, and Miles became the new Spider-Man, but was eventually migrated to the main canon in 2015.
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Is Officer Davis Miles Morales dad?

Comic book history

Jefferson "Jeff" Davis is a supporting character in Marvel's Spider-Man. He is the father of Miles Morales, the husband of Rio Morales, the brother of Aaron Davis, and a member of the New York Police Department. Officer Davis is voiced by Russell Richardson.
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What grade is Miles Morales in?

Miles Morales is a 14-year-old middle school Student in Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. This is likely because the movie is PG and aimed at a young adult audience. In the film, Miles is just starting out at Brooklyn Visions Academy after winning a lottery.
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What is Miles Morales mom name?

Rio Morales is a supporting character in Marvel's Spider-Man. She is the wife of police officer Jefferson Davis and the mother of Miles Morales.
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Where is Miles dad's grave?

In Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the grave of Jefferson Davis is located in the Harlem area of the game's version of New York City.
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Why does Miles have bio electricity?

Miles' body creates its own electrical energy through the process of bio electrogenesis. His body is essentially able to create and produce electrical charges at will. This naturally produced electricity can be used offensively in a variety of ways.
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What is the heaviest thing Spider-Man has lifted?

A spider can lift 170x their weight, and if Peter has inherited a spider's powers, he could lift about 25000 pounds, roughly translating to 12.5 ton. But in the comics it has been proven he can lift up to 100-300 tons if under extreme conditions.
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Is Miles spider sense weaker?

Initially, Miles' “Spider-Sense” seemed to be weaker than that of Peter's. However, in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, issue 3, Miles dreams of being attacked by Electro, who has come to kill Spider-Man. When he awakens, he is told that Spider-Man was killed.
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What nationality is Black Widow?

Natasha Romanoff was born in the Soviet Union as Natalia Alianovna Romanova (Наталия Альяновна Романова). Although her exact parentage is unknown, it is rumored that she is related to the late Romanov dynasty—the former rulers of Russia—but those claims have so far been unproven.
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What race is Peni Parker?

Trivia. Peni is of Japanese heritage.
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Is Spider-Man 2099 Hispanic?

His real identity is Miguel O'Hara, a brilliant Irish-Mexican geneticist living in Nueva York (a renamed New York City) in the year 2099 who attempts to re-create the abilities of the original Spider-Man in other people and later suffers a related accident that causes half of his DNA to be rewritten with a spider's ...
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Is there any Mexican superheroes?

Zapping the power of Latino superheroes is the focus of Marvel's 'Comunidades' The feats of heroes Miles Morales, Anya Corazón, Ghost Rider, Nina the Conjuror, Eva, Reptil and White Tiger are stories "we need to tell," says one comic book scholar.
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How did Miles Morales get bitten?

One day, while visiting his uncle to tell him about winning a lottery to enroll at the prestigious Brooklyn Visions Academy, Miles was bitten by the burglarized spider.
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