Explore the Family Name Mood

The meaning of Mood

English (Northumberland): variant of Moat. This form of the surname is rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mood has experienced a slight decrease in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Mood was ranked as the 28,888th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 31,184th spot, representing a change of -7.95%. There were 775 individuals with the surname Mood in 2000, and this number dropped slightly to 744 in 2010, a change of -4%. The proportion of people with the surname Mood per 100k also decreased during this time period, moving from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010, a decline of -13.79%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,888	#31,184	-7.95%
Count	775	744	-4%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.25	-13.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mood

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mood, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the largest percentage of people with the surname Mood identified as White (81.16%), followed by Black (16%). By 2010, while these two groups still represented the majority, their percentages had shifted to 74.46% and 18.68% respectively. The data also shows an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.68% in 2000 to 2.96% in 2010. Additionally, there were some new ethnic identities appearing in 2010 that were not recorded in 2000, including Asian/Pacific Islander at 2.02% and American Indian and Alaskan Native at 0.81%. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races also increased from 0.77% in 2000 to 1.08% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.16%	74.46%	-8.26%
Black	16%	18.68%	16.75%
Hispanic	1.68%	2.96%	76.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.02%	0%
Two or More Races	0.77%	1.08%	40.26%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.81%	0%