How common is the surname Moorer?

4,849 people in the United States had the surname Moorer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,672 Americans. It ranked 6,918th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Moorer?

Michael Moorer, American boxer, followed by Allison Moorer.

Where is the surname Moorer most common?

Wikidata records people named Moorer in the United States.

Is the surname Moorer getting more or less common?

More common. 4,451 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,849 in 2010, up 8.9%.

The surname Moorer

A surname, carried by 4,849 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moorer is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,849 people named Moorer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,672 Americans. That is up 8.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,451.

#6,918

rank among US surnames

4,849

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+8.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,946)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,909	Swinney	4,856	63,580
#6,912	Koval	4,855	63,593
#6,913	Gasca	4,854	63,606
#6,914	Fortney	4,853	63,620
#6,915	Gwinn	4,852	63,633
#6,916	Cassel	4,851	63,646
#6,917	Jahn	4,850	63,659

Who is named Moorer

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

72% of people named Moorer identified as Black (not Hispanic), 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 72%
White (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Moorers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Moorer
American boxer, born 1967
Allison Moorer
American singer-songwriter, born 1972
MC Lyte
American rapper, born 1970
Shelby Lynne
American singer-songwriter, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moorer

Moorer has the Soundex code M660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M660.

Questions

How common is the surname Moorer?: 4,849 people in the United States had the surname Moorer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,672 Americans. It ranked 6,918th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moorer?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Moorer identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Moorer?: Michael Moorer, American boxer, followed by Allison Moorer.
Where is the surname Moorer most common?: Wikidata records people named Moorer in the United States.
Is the surname Moorer getting more or less common?: More common. 4,451 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,849 in 2010, up 8.9%.