Explore the Family Name Moppin

The meaning of Moppin

Americanized form of French Maupin.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Moppin has seen an increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 55,376 in terms of popularity; however, by 2010, it moved up to rank 48,347, representing a change of approximately 12.69%. The count of individuals carrying this surname also increased from 347 to 437 within the same period, a rise of nearly 25.94%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the surname Moppin per 100,000 also showed an upward trend, as it climbed from 0.13 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,376	#48,347	12.69%
Count	347	437	25.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.15	15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Moppin

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Moppin has displayed some changes over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2010, there were no reported instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders or Hispanics, a status quo maintained from the year 2000. White individuals constituted the majority group with this surname, albeit with a slight decline in percentage from 74.06% to 72.54%. Meanwhile, the proportion of Black individuals with the surname saw a rise from 11.53% to 14.19%. American Indian and Alaskan Natives bore the Moppin name less frequently in 2010 than in 2000, with a decrease from 10.09% to 7.09%. Interestingly, those identifying as two or more races emerged in the 2010 census data for the first time, accounting for 5.26% of the Moppins.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.06%	72.54%	-2.05%
Black	11.53%	14.19%	23.07%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	10.09%	7.09%	-29.73%
Two or More Races	0%	5.26%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.31%	0%	0%