Explore the Family Name Moher

The meaning of Moher

Irish (western County Waterford and eastern County Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mochair ‘descendant of Mochar’, from mochar ‘place overgrown with brushwood’. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Siobhan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Moher saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it dropped from 49,767 in 2000 to 59,901 in 2010, which represents a decrease of 20.36 percent. In terms of count, there were 396 individuals with this surname in 2000, but the figure fell to 337 in 2010, showing a reduction of 14.9 percent. The proportion of the surname Moher per 100,000 people also experienced a decline of 26.67 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,767	#59,901	-20.36%
Count	396	337	-14.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.11	-26.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Moher

The ethnicity associated with the surname Moher changed slightly between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of those who identified themselves as White decreased by 2.29 percent, while the percentage of those who identified as Hispanic increased by 48.81 percent. There was also an increase in the percentage of those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, with a rise of 17.46 percent. The data recorded a new entry for those identifying with two or more ethnicities in 2010, which wasn't present in 2000. Meanwhile, the Black ethnicity category saw a drop to zero percent in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero percent for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.41%	89.32%	-2.29%
Hispanic	3.79%	5.64%	48.81%
Two or More Races	0%	2.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.26%	1.48%	17.46%
Black	2.78%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%