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

Mozes, 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 Mozes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mozes in America

Mozes is the 61899th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mozes surname appeared 324 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Mozes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mozes 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 Mozes

The surname Mozes originated from the Hebrew language, derived from the personal name Moses which means "drawn out" or "pulled out" in reference to the biblical story of Moses being drawn out of the water as a baby. The name is believed to have first been used as a surname in the Netherlands and surrounding regions during the medieval period.

The earliest known record of the surname Mozes dates back to the 13th century, when it appeared in the Dutch city of Amsterdam. During this time, many Jewish families were fleeing persecution in other parts of Europe and settling in the relatively tolerant Netherlands. As they adopted surnames, some chose the name Mozes in honor of the biblical figure.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Mozes was Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (c. 1194-1270), a prominent Jewish scholar and philosopher who lived in Spain and is also known as Nachmanides or Ramban. His descendants may have been among the first to use Mozes as a surname.

In the 16th century, the Mozes surname began appearing in other parts of Europe, including Germany and England. One notable bearer was Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885), a wealthy British financier and philanthropist who was instrumental in supporting Jewish communities worldwide.

Another prominent figure with the Mozes surname was Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish descent who made significant contributions to Enlightenment philosophy. His family's surname was originally Espinosa, but it was Latinized to Spinoza, which is closely related to the Mozes name.

In the 18th century, the Mozes surname was also found in parts of Eastern Europe, particularly Poland and Ukraine. One individual of note was Isaac Moiseyevich Mozes (1750-1825), a Russian-Jewish merchant and philanthropist who amassed a considerable fortune and supported various charitable causes.

As the Mozes surname spread across Europe and beyond, it underwent various spelling variations, including Moshe, Mozes, Mosez, and Moises, reflecting the different languages and cultural influences in the regions where it was adopted.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mozes

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

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 Mozes 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 Mozes 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 Mozes was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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