How common is the surname Moxley?

4,421 people in the United States had the surname Moxley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,836 Americans. It ranked 7,525th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Moxley?

Jon Moxley, American professional wrestler and actor, followed by Martha Moxley.

Where is the surname Moxley most common?

Wikidata records people named Moxley in the United States.

Is the surname Moxley getting more or less common?

More common. 4,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,421 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Moxley

A surname, carried by 4,421 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moxley is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,421 people named Moxley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,836 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,240.

#7,525

rank among US surnames

4,421

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,255)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,519	Tarrant	4,425	69,773
#7,520	Pell	4,424	69,789
#7,524	Judson	4,422	69,820
#7,525	Huck	4,421	69,836
#7,528	Danley	4,420	69,852

Who is named Moxley

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

85% of people named Moxley identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moxleys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jon Moxley
American professional wrestler and actor, born 1985
Martha Moxley
American high school student and murder victim, 1960–1975

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moxley

Moxley has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

Questions

How common is the surname Moxley?: 4,421 people in the United States had the surname Moxley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,836 Americans. It ranked 7,525th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moxley?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Moxley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Moxley?: Jon Moxley, American professional wrestler and actor, followed by Martha Moxley.
Where is the surname Moxley most common?: Wikidata records people named Moxley in the United States.
Is the surname Moxley getting more or less common?: More common. 4,240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,421 in 2010, up 4.3%.