How Many People Have the Last Name Moss?

76,908

people had the surname Moss in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 3,836 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#423

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

26.07

In 2010

Largest Group

69.7%

White

Change Since 2000

+4.3%

+3,158 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Moss (69.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 24.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Moss ranks #306. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 71.9% to 69.7%.

White 69.7%
Black 24.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%

📈 Change Since 2000

Moss grew from 73,750 people in 2000 to 76,908 in 2010 (up 4.3%), and its rank fell from #389 to #423. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 27.34 to 26.07 people per 100,000.

20002010
People73,75076,908
Rank#389#423
Per 100,000 people27.3426.07

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Moss

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#420Cross77,557
#421Calderon77,085
#422Quinn76,986
#423Moss76,908
#424Swanson76,897
#425Chan76,664
#426Rivas76,205

👤 Moss as a First Name

Moss is a first name too: about 321 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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