MOSS is ranked as the 295th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 114,875.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 36.03 people named MOSS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MOSS is
87,099, the rank is 389
and the proportion per 100k Americans named MOSS is 27.34.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
MOSS is
71.9% White,
1.5% Hispanic origin,
24.1% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name MOSS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name MOSS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MOSS
The state with the most people named
MOSS is
California where
10,502 people have this name.
South Carolina is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named MOSS, as
84.88 in every 100,000
South Carolinians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
South Carolina is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name MOSS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
3,796
29.47
99.8%
Indiana
2,533
38.4
99.7%
Iowa
1,050
33.81
99.6%
Kansas
752
25.91
99.2%
Michigan
3,488
35.2
99.9%
Minnesota
815
14.93
99.5%
Missouri
2,160
72.16
99.4%
Nebraska
604
32.13
99.3%
North Dakota
48
6.52
84.7%
Ohio
3,336
28.77
99.8%
South Dakota
168
19.69
97.3%
Wisconsin
1,040
18.07
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name MOSS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
223
30.27
98.0%
Arizona
1,887
28.03
99.7%
California
10,502
27.07
99.9%
Colorado
1,715
32.03
99.7%
Hawaii
187
13.15
97.7%
Idaho
921
56.37
99.5%
Montana
377
36.79
99.2%
Nevada
1,082
38.12
99.6%
New Mexico
749
35.89
99.1%
Oregon
1,359
34.23
99.6%
Utah
2,244
76.26
99.7%
Washington
2,093
29.63
99.8%
Wyoming
242
41.5
98.6%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name MOSS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MOSS as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named MOSS.
The most popular full name is James MOSS.
1.82% of all the people named MOSS
have this given name.
There are 3497 first
names associated with this last name.