# Mora (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mora/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 57,464 |
| US rank (2010) | 583 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,373 people |
| Change since 2000 | +39% (41,348 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mora 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) | 7.4% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 91% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mora in the United States, France and Argentina.

## People named Mora

- Lola Mora, Argentine sculptor (1866–1936)
- Naima Mora, American fashion model
- Philippe Mora, Australian film director (born 1949)
- Sergio Mora, American boxer
- Mirka Mora, Australian visual artist (1928-2018)

## Similar surnames

Moore, Morrow, Mohr, Morey, Moreau, Mowry, More, Mori, Mara, Moura, Moro, Moor.

## 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.