How common is the last name Moore?

696,384 people in the United States have the last name Moore, about 1 in 429. It ranks #18 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MOORE

#18

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
696,384
About
1 in 429
This common or more
6.8%
Who bears it

Of the 696,384 people with the last name Moore, 63.8% reported their origin as White, 27% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Moore

#16 Thomas · 734,345#17 Taylor · 723,758#19 Lee · 695,657#20 Jackson · 686,937

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Moore, most common first.

#6,759 More · 4,794#12,950 Moor · 2,268#33,269 Moure · 738#42,249 Morre · 553#98,894 Mohre · 196

Also a first name

As a first name, Moore ranks #21,475 of 53,615, with 472 people. See Moore as a first name

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