How common is the surname Moretz?

2,051 people in the United States had the surname Moretz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,534 Americans. It ranked 14,532nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Moretz?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Moretz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Moretz?

Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress (born 1997).

Where is the surname Moretz most common?

Wikidata records people named Moretz in the United States.

Is the surname Moretz getting more or less common?

More common. 1,906 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,051 in 2010, up 7.6%.

The surname Moretz

A surname, carried by 2,051 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moretz is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,051 people named Moretz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 150,534 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,906.

#14,532

rank among US surnames

2,051

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.6%

change since 2000 (was #14,395)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,523	Capasso	2,053	150,388
#14,528	Choquette	2,052	150,461
#14,532	Anspach	2,051	150,534
#14,537	Wagnon	2,050	150,608

Who is named Moretz

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

94% of people named Moretz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moretzs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chloë Grace Moretz
American actress (born 1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moretz

Moretz has the Soundex code M632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M632.

Questions

How common is the surname Moretz?: 2,051 people in the United States had the surname Moretz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,534 Americans. It ranked 14,532nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moretz?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Moretz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Moretz?: Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress (born 1997).
Where is the surname Moretz most common?: Wikidata records people named Moretz in the United States.
Is the surname Moretz getting more or less common?: More common. 1,906 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,051 in 2010, up 7.6%.