Moir meaning | Last name Moir origin

Following is the meaning of Moir surname. Family name Moir is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Moir
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Australia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Moir

Moir is used as a family name or surname in Australia languages. Moir has 4 characters long in length.

Moir is common in Australia country(ies).

Moir is ranked 26520 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Moirs plummeted by 2.296157 per cent to 2085 since 2000 and slipped by 1212 spots and ranked at 14349. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.59 92.97
Hispanic or Latino 3.55 2.01
Black 3.26 2.91
Others 1.97 1.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.63 0

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Moir

How popular is Moir?

Moir is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 19218 people have been found who wears Moir as their family name. Moir is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,005 Cayman Islands7
2,480 Malawi5
720,003 Russia4
381,097 Ukraine4
122,390 Belarus4
114,007 Czech Republic4
10,542 China4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
14,193 Egypt3
78,945 Argentina3
90,215 Germany3
6,270 Hong Kong3
144,523 Kazakhstan2
34,681 Norway2
20,186 Kenya2
54,641 Sweden2
631 Swaziland2
10,284 Kuwait2
17,547 Colombia2
54,135 Philippines2
4,367 Afghanistan2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 20 years old immigrant U Moir who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on March 26, 1849 by Arrick put out from Halifax & Liverpool. Albert Moir (20) Merchant, 21 years old John Moir, Thomas Moir, aged 19, Jane Moir, aged 16, Andrew Moir (23) Gardner/grower, Gardner/grower Alexander Moir, U Moir, aged 20, are other Moir that migrated to US.

Celebrities having Moir surname

Keana Moire Pornographic actress
Scott Moir Ice dancer
Kate Moira Ryan Playwright
Emmanuel Moire Singer
Bronwen Moira Siobhan Wilson Author
Jan Moir Columnist
Milo Moire Artist
Richard Moir Actor
Richard Moir Actor
Kevin Moir Tennis Player

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