Explore the Family Name Moberly

The meaning of Moberly

English (southern): habitational name from Mobberley in Cheshire. The placename derives from Old English mōt ‘meeting’ + burg ‘fortress’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

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How common is the last name Moberly in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Moberly decreased slightly between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 12,951 in 2000 to 13,893 in 2010, indicating a drop of 7.27 percent in its relative popularity. Despite this shift in ranking, the count of individuals with this surname remained steady at 2,173 for both census years. As a result, the proportion of people named Moberly per 100,000 fell by 8.64 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,951	#13,893	-7.27%
Count	2,173	2,173	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.81	0.74	-8.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Moberly

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Moberly also shifted between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The proportion of those identifying as White remained relatively stable, decreasing only slightly from 94.85 percent to 94.52 percent. Notably, the fraction of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 1.38 percent to 2.02 percent, a rise of 46.38 percent. There was a minor increase in those identifying as Black, moving from 1.24 percent to 1.29 percent. Conversely, there were declines in the proportions of those claiming Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native identities, as well as those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.85%	94.52%	-0.35%
Hispanic	1.38%	2.02%	46.38%
Two or More Races	1.56%	1.29%	-17.31%
Black	1.24%	1.29%	4.03%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0.46%	-9.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.46%	0.41%	-10.87%