Explore the Family Name Moosa

The meaning of Moosa

Muslim (Pakistan, also common in South Africa) and Assyrian/Chaldean: variant of Musa ‘Moses’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Moosa has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 60,230 in popularity but climbed to 55,386 by 2010, marking an 8.04% change. Additionally, the number of individuals bearing this surname also increased from 313 people in 2000 to 371 in 2010, indicating an 18.53% rise. The proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 also saw an increase of 8.33%, moving from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,230	#55,386	8.04%
Count	313	371	18.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Moosa

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Moosa, as reported in the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that there was a considerable shift from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, most individuals with the Moosa surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander at 52.40%, which increased to 59.84% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased significantly by 41.73% from 13.42% in 2000 to 7.82% in 2010. The White demographic experienced a minimal increase from 27.16% to 28.03%. Hispanic representation appeared for the first time in 2010, constituting 1.89% of the population with this surname. However, the Black ethnicity, which made up 3.51% in 2000, had no representation in 2010. There was no data available for American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	52.4%	59.84%	14.2%
White	27.16%	28.03%	3.2%
Two or More Races	13.42%	7.82%	-41.73%
Hispanic	0%	1.89%	0%
Black	3.51%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%