View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Moist Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Moist is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moist? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Moist is the 489,550^th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,764,470 people. The last name Moist occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Moist reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 545 people, or 1 in 665,062. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 36 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Moist Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Moist has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 392 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moist Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Moist last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moist surname are 23.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moist earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.6% less than the national average, earning $39,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.98% more than the national average, earning $58,616 CAD per year.