# Mo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Chinese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,983 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,320 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 77,516 people |
| Change since 2000 | +69% (2,361 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈməʊ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Chinese 莫 (mò).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mo in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 7.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 86% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mo in Zhou dynasty, the United States and the People's Republic of China.

## People named Mo

- Mozi, 5th-century BC Chinese philosopher and founder of Mohism
- Siala-Mou Siliga, American Samoan martial arts fighter (born 1970)
- Mo Huilan, Artistic Gymnast

## Similar surnames

Moua, Moe, Moy, Moo, Mow, Moya, Moye, May, Mayo, Ma, Mai, Maya.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.