How common is the last name Moses?

38,468 people in the United States have the last name Moses, about 1 in 7,770. It ranks #888 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MOSES

#888

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
38,468
About
1 in 7,770
This common or more
38.4%
Who bears it

Of the 38,468 people with the last name Moses, 52.5% reported their origin as White, 33.3% as Black and 4.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Moses

#886 Pace · 38,580#887 Delarosa · 38,542#889 Peralta · 38,418#890 Costa · 38,406

Spelled almost the same

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

#31,622 Moises · 784#42,328 Moges · 552#50,441 Mozes · 448#133,220 Mosses · 132

Also a first name

As a first name, Moses ranks #1,304 of 53,615, with 28,165 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2016, with 669 births. See Moses as a first name

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