# Mori (surname)

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

A surname from Japanese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japanese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,228 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,831 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 73,024 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.7% (3,890 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 森 (Mori) or 毛利 (Mōri).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mori 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) | 30% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 14% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 47% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mori in Japan, Australia and the United States.

## People named Mori

- Mōri Motonari, a prominent daimyō in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16
- Damian Mori, Australian soccer player
- Masayuki Mori, actor (1911–1973)
- Toshia Mori, actress (1912-1995)
- Hisako Mori, badminton player
- Kaori Mori, badminton player

## Similar surnames

Moore, Morrow, Mora, Mohr, Morey, Moreau, Mowry, More, Moura, Moro, Moor, Moir.

## 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.