Explore the Family Name Moster

The meaning of Moster

1. German: variant of Mostler, see Marsteller. 2. Germanized form of Sorbian Móstaŕ: occupational or topographic name derived from móst ‘bridge’, denoting a bridge keeper or someone who lived near a bridge. Compare Muster. 3. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Most 3 and 4.

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

The surname Moster, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a decline in popularity over a decade, moving from a rank of 42,757 in 2000 to 55,386 in 2010 — a drop of approximately 29.54%. This is reflected in the count of individuals with this surname, which decreased from 477 to 371, marking a 22.22% decline. The proportion of the population with the surname Moster per 100,000 people also fell by 27.78%, going from 0.18 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,757	#55,386	-29.54%
Count	477	371	-22.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.13	-27.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Moster

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows interesting shifts for the surname Moster between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander experienced the highest growth, rising from 1.68% to 5.66%, a remarkable increase of 236.90%. There was an emergence of individuals identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races, albeit these groups still constitute a small fraction. In contrast, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 96.65% to 90.84%, a -6.01% change. Notably, there were no individuals with the Moster surname who identified as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.65%	90.84%	-6.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.68%	5.66%	236.9%
Two or More Races	0%	2.16%	0%
Black	0%	1.35%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%