Explore the Family Name Mores

The meaning of Mores

1. English: variant of Moores. This form of the surname is rare in Britain. 2. French, Flemish, and Walloon: from a vernacular form of the French personal name Maurice (see Morris).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mores has slightly decreased over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Mores ranked as the 44,350th most common surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 49,723rd position, marking a decline of 12.11%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the surname also fell from 457 in 2000 to 422 in 2010, indicating a reduction of 7.66%. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 people was 0.17 in 2000, which declined to 0.14 in 2010, showing a decrease of 17.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,350	#49,723	-12.11%
Count	457	422	-7.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.14	-17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mores

When it comes to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows interesting shifts. The percentage of people with the Mores surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander rose substantially from 8.97% in 2000 to 13.03% in 2010, representing a 45.26% increase. However, the percentage identifying as two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 3.06% in 2000. The number of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 72.65% to 69.19%, while those identifying as Hispanic also saw a minor drop from 12.47% to 11.61%. Notably, there was a new appearance in the data in 2010, with 4.27% identifying as Black, where there were none reported in this category in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	72.65%	69.19%	-4.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	8.97%	13.03%	45.26%
Hispanic	12.47%	11.61%	-6.9%
Black	0%	4.27%	0%
Two or More Races	3.06%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%