# Moor (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/moor/  
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 Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,365 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,981 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 130,548 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.5% (2,263 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mʊɹ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Moor 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Moor in the United States.

## People named Moor

- Drew Moor, association football player
- Terry Moor, American tennis player
- Wyman B. S. Moor, American politician (1811-1869)

## Similar surnames

Moore, Morrow, Mora, Mohr, Morey, Mowry, More, Mori, Moura, Moro, Moir, Moree.

## 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.