How common is the surname Moreland?

17,832 people in the United States had the surname Moreland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,314 Americans. It ranked 2,023rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Moreland?

Mantan Moreland, American actor (1902–1973), followed by Eric Moreland.

Where is the surname Moreland most common?

Wikidata records people named Moreland in the United States.

Is the surname Moreland getting more or less common?

More common. 17,173 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,832 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Moreland

A surname, carried by 17,832 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M645

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moreland is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,832 people named Moreland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,314 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,173.

#2,023

rank among US surnames

17,832

people in 2010

6.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,921)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,014	Drummond	17,922	17,227
#2,015	Bernstein	17,916	17,233
#2,016	Darnell	17,915	17,234
#2,017	Hwang	17,900	17,248
#2,018	Fong	17,889	17,259
#2,019	McCord	17,875	17,272
#2,020	Akins	17,868	17,279

Who is named Moreland

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

74% of people named Moreland identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Morelands

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mantan Moreland
American actor (1902–1973)
Eric Moreland
American basketball player (born 1991)
Mitch Moreland
American baseball player, born 1985
Jackie Moreland
American basketball player (1938–1971)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moreland

Moreland has the Soundex code M645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M645.

Questions

How common is the surname Moreland?: 17,832 people in the United States had the surname Moreland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,314 Americans. It ranked 2,023rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moreland?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Moreland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Moreland?: Mantan Moreland, American actor (1902–1973), followed by Eric Moreland.
Where is the surname Moreland most common?: Wikidata records people named Moreland in the United States.
Is the surname Moreland getting more or less common?: More common. 17,173 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,832 in 2010, up 3.8%.