How common is the surname Moser?

30,483 people in the United States had the surname Moser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,128 Americans. It ranked 1,152nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Moser?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Moser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Moser?

Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austrian female alpine skier, followed by Koloman Moser.

Where is the surname Moser most common?

Wikidata records people named Moser in Austria, Brazil and the United States and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Moser getting more or less common?

More common. 29,485 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,483 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Moser

A German surname, carried by 30,483 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moser is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Moser.

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 30,483 people named Moser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,128 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 29,485.

#1,152

rank among US surnames

30,483

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,085)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,143	Mackey	30,749	10,041
#1,144	Dodd	30,732	10,046
#1,145	Emerson	30,702	10,056
#1,147	Muniz	30,695	10,058
#1,148	Alston	30,693	10,059
#1,149	Maloney	30,671	10,066
#1,150	Childers	30,570	10,100

Who is named Moser

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

95% of people named Moser identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mosers

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Austrian female alpine skier, born 1953
Koloman Moser
Austrian artist and designer (1868–1918)
Mary Moser
British artist (1744-1819)
Hans Moser
Austrian actor (1880–1964)
Eva Moser
Austrian chess player (1982–2019)
Jean Moser
Brazilian association football player, born 1993
Meinhard Michael Moser
Austrian mycologist (1924–2002)
Ana Moser
Brazilian volleyball player, 12º Brazilian Minister of Sports, born 1968
Lucas Moser
Artist, 1390–1434
Ditha Moser
Austrian graphic designer (1883-1969)
Benjamin Moser
American linguist, writer, born 1976
Mike Moser
American basketball player, born 1990

Notable Mosers come mostly from Austria (5), Brazil (3) and the United States (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moser

Moser has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Moser come from?: Borrowed from German Moser.
How common is the surname Moser?: 30,483 people in the United States had the surname Moser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,128 Americans. It ranked 1,152nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moser?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Moser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Moser?: Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austrian female alpine skier, followed by Koloman Moser.
Where is the surname Moser most common?: Wikidata records people named Moser in Austria, Brazil and the United States and 3 other countries.
Is the surname Moser getting more or less common?: More common. 29,485 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,483 in 2010, up 3.4%.