How common is the surname Moritz?

6,216 people in the United States had the surname Moritz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,669 Americans. It ranked 5,596th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Moritz?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Moritz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Moritz?

Neal H. Moritz, American film producer, followed by André Moritz.

Where is the surname Moritz most common?

Wikidata records people named Moritz in the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Moritz getting more or less common?

More common. 6,125 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,216 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Moritz also a first name?

Yes. Moritz is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Moritz

A German surname, carried by 6,216 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M632 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moritz is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

A surname from German.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,216 people named Moritz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,669 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,125.

#5,596

rank among US surnames

6,216

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,236)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,591	Brake	6,220	49,638
#5,594	Ignacio	6,219	49,646
#5,595	Shine	6,217	49,661
#5,596	Click	6,216	49,669
#5,598	Harbison	6,215	49,677

Who is named Moritz

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

95% of people named Moritz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moritzs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Neal H. Moritz
American film producer, born 1959
André Moritz
Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1986
Michael Moritz
British businessman, born 1954

Notable Moritzs come mostly from the United States (1), Brazil (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moritz

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Moritz come from?: Moritz is German in origin.
How common is the surname Moritz?: 6,216 people in the United States had the surname Moritz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,669 Americans. It ranked 5,596th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moritz?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Moritz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Moritz?: Neal H. Moritz, American film producer, followed by André Moritz.
Where is the surname Moritz most common?: Wikidata records people named Moritz in the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Moritz getting more or less common?: More common. 6,125 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,216 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Moritz also a first name?: Yes. Moritz is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.