Find out how popular the last name Mohr is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Mohr.

Mohr, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Mohr surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mohr in America

Mohr is the 2106th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mohr surname appeared 17,180 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 people would have the surname Mohr.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mohr to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Mohr

The surname MOHR originated in Germany and is derived from the German word "Mohr" meaning "Moor" or "Moorland". It was initially used as a descriptive name for someone who lived near a moor or moorland area.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname MOHR date back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. The name can be found in medieval records, such as tax rolls and guild registers.

One notable early bearer of the surname was Johann Mohr, a German philosopher and theologian who lived from 1628 to 1712. He was a professor at the University of Leipzig and wrote several works on metaphysics and theology.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname MOHR was also found in various parts of Switzerland, where it was sometimes spelled as "Mohr" or "Moor". One prominent Swiss bearer of the name was Hans Rudolf Mohr, a Protestant reformer and theologian born in 1519.

The surname MOHR has also been associated with several place names in Germany, such as Mohrungen (now Morąg in Poland) and Mohrkirch (now Moravská Třebová in the Czech Republic). These place names may have influenced the adoption of the surname by individuals residing in or near those locations.

Another notable bearer of the surname MOHR was Johann Baptist Mohr, an Austrian botanist and explorer who lived from 1776 to 1856. He is credited with discovering several plant species and his work contributed to the advancement of botanical knowledge in the 19th century.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the surname MOHR dates back to the late 18th century. Johann Mohr, a German immigrant, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1785 and settled in the area that is now known as Mohrsville, named after him.

Over the centuries, the surname MOHR has been borne by various individuals across different fields, including scholars, artists, and politicians. Some other notable figures with this surname include Hans Mohr (1918-2001), a German writer and playwright, and Arno Mohr (1910-2000), a German-American philosopher and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mohr

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mohr.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Mohr was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Mohr has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Mohr was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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