How common is the surname Mori?

4,228 people in the United States had the surname Mori in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,024 Americans. It ranked 7,831st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mori?

Mōri Motonari, a prominent daimyō in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16, followed by Damian Mori.

Where is the surname Mori most common?

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

Is the surname Mori getting more or less common?

More common. 3,890 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,228 in 2010, up 8.7%.

The surname Mori

A Japanese surname, carried by 4,228 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mori is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

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

One of 123 Japanese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,228 people named Mori in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,024 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,890.

#7,831

rank among US surnames

4,228

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,895)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,827	Holston	4,231	72,972
#7,829	Moise	4,230	72,989
#7,830	Poynter	4,229	73,007
#7,831	Prevost	4,228	73,024
#7,835	Gambill	4,227	73,041
#7,837	Percy	4,226	73,059

Who is named Mori

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

47% of people named Mori identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 47%
White (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14%
Two or more races 5.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Moris

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mōri Motonari
A prominent daimyō in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16, 1497–1571
Damian Mori
Australian soccer player, born 1970
Masayuki Mori
Actor (1911–1973)
Toshia Mori
Actress (1912-1995)
Hisako Mori
Badminton player, born 1964
Kaori Mori
Badminton player, born 1979

Notable Moris come mostly from Japan (4), Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mori

Mori has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mori come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 森 (Mori) or 毛利 (Mōri).
How common is the surname Mori?: 4,228 people in the United States had the surname Mori in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,024 Americans. It ranked 7,831st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mori?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Mori identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mori?: Mōri Motonari, a prominent daimyō in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16, followed by Damian Mori.
Where is the surname Mori most common?: Wikidata records people named Mori in Japan, Australia and the United States.
Is the surname Mori getting more or less common?: More common. 3,890 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,228 in 2010, up 8.7%.