Explore the Family Name Mor

The meaning of Mor

1. Jewish (Israeli): shortened and Hebraicized form of some original Ashkenazic surname starting in Mor-. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Mohr 2. 3. Chinese: variant of Mo. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ari, Arie, Avi, Eliezer, Erez, Etty, Haim, Hedva, Ilan, Itai, Moshe, Noam.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mor has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 35,621st most popular but by 2010 that rank had improved to 28,909th. This represents an impressive 18.84% change in popularity. The actual count of people with this surname also experienced a surge during this period from 597 to 822, marking a growth rate of 37.69%. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people increased by 27.27%, moving from 0.22 to 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,621	#28,909	18.84%
Count	597	822	37.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.28	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mor

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mor. Among those who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, there was a slight increase from 11.89% in 2000 to 12.17% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White slightly decreased from 68.17% to 67.40%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 12.73% to 14.60%. Interestingly, the percentage of people with this surname who identified as belonging to two or more races dropped significantly from 4.19% to 2.92%. There were no individuals that identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	68.17%	67.4%	-1.13%
Hispanic	12.73%	14.6%	14.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	11.89%	12.17%	2.35%
Two or More Races	4.19%	2.92%	-30.31%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%