How common is the surname Moor?

2,365 people in the United States had the surname Moor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,548 Americans. It ranked 12,981st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Moor?

Drew Moor, association football player, followed by Terry Moor.

Where is the surname Moor most common?

Wikidata records people named Moor in the United States.

Is the surname Moor getting more or less common?

More common. 2,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,365 in 2010, up 4.5%.

Is Moor also a first name?

Yes. Moor 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 Moor

An Irish surname, carried by 2,365 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mʊɹ/ 1 syllable Soundex M600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moor is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

A surname from Irish.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,365 people named Moor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,548 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,263.

#12,981

rank among US surnames

2,365

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,558)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,978	Cron	2,366	130,493
#12,981	Moor	2,365	130,548
#12,986	Golub	2,364	130,603

Who is named Moor

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

79% of people named Moor identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moors

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Drew Moor
Association football player, born 1984
Terry Moor
American tennis player, born 1952
Wyman B. S. Moor
American politician (1811-1869)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moor

Moor has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Moor come from?: Moor is Irish in origin.
How common is the surname Moor?: 2,365 people in the United States had the surname Moor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,548 Americans. It ranked 12,981st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moor?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Moor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Moor?: Drew Moor, association football player, followed by Terry Moor.
Where is the surname Moor most common?: Wikidata records people named Moor in the United States.
How do you pronounce Moor?: Moor is /mʊɹ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Moor getting more or less common?: More common. 2,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,365 in 2010, up 4.5%.
Is Moor also a first name?: Yes. Moor 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.