How common is the surname Moorman?

7,399 people in the United States had the surname Moorman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,728 Americans. It ranked 4,780th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Moorman?

Charlotte Moorman, American cellist and performance artist (1933–1991).

Where is the surname Moorman most common?

Wikidata records people named Moorman in the United States.

Is the surname Moorman getting more or less common?

More common. 7,149 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,399 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Moorman

A surname, carried by 7,399 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moorman is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,399 people named Moorman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,728 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,149.

#4,780

rank among US surnames

7,399

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,555)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,771	Grim	7,418	41,621
#4,772	Ching	7,417	41,627
#4,774	Whitehurst	7,412	41,655
#4,775	Lew	7,410	41,666
#4,776	Hintz	7,406	41,689
#4,777	Fiedler	7,403	41,705
#4,778	Upshaw	7,401	41,717

Who is named Moorman

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

79% of people named Moorman identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moormans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charlotte Moorman
American cellist and performance artist (1933–1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moorman

Moorman has the Soundex code M655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M655.

Questions

How common is the surname Moorman?: 7,399 people in the United States had the surname Moorman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,728 Americans. It ranked 4,780th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moorman?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Moorman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Moorman?: Charlotte Moorman, American cellist and performance artist (1933–1991).
Where is the surname Moorman most common?: Wikidata records people named Moorman in the United States.
Is the surname Moorman getting more or less common?: More common. 7,149 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,399 in 2010, up 3.5%.