How common is the surname Moe?

11,150 people in the United States had the surname Moe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,690 Americans. It ranked 3,238th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Moe?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Moe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Moe?

Tommy Moe, alpine skier, followed by Karen Moe.

Where is the surname Moe most common?

Wikidata records people named Moe in the United States.

Is the surname Moe getting more or less common?

More common. 10,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,150 in 2010, up 3.8%.

Is Moe also a first name?

Yes. Moe is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Moe

A surname, carried by 11,150 people in the United States.

Pronounced /moʊ/ 1 syllable Soundex M000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moe is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

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Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,150 people named Moe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,690 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,740.

#3,238

rank among US surnames

11,150

people in 2010

3.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,094)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,229	Noe	11,182	27,611
#3,230	Bunn	11,180	27,616
#3,231	South	11,178	27,621
#3,232	Kopp	11,175	27,628
#3,233	Snowden	11,171	27,638
#3,234	Martell	11,158	27,670
#3,236	Boyles	11,156	27,675

Who is named Moe

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Moe identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tommy Moe
Alpine skier, born 1970
Karen Moe
American swimmer, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moe

Moe has the Soundex code M000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M000.

Questions

Where does the surname Moe come from?: Clipping.
How common is the surname Moe?: 11,150 people in the United States had the surname Moe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,690 Americans. It ranked 3,238th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moe?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Moe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Moe?: Tommy Moe, alpine skier, followed by Karen Moe.
Where is the surname Moe most common?: Wikidata records people named Moe in the United States.
How do you pronounce Moe?: Moe is /moʊ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Moe getting more or less common?: More common. 10,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,150 in 2010, up 3.8%.
Is Moe also a first name?: Yes. Moe is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.