Moon Surname

5,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Moon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Mohun'; compare Boon, and in some cases Bunn for 'de Bohun. 'Lower says,' Moon, a corruption of Mohun. The Itin. de la Normandie, speaking of the place from whence the Mohuns derived their name (Moyon), says, 'Masseville appelle ce bourg Moon.

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Moon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States58,2561:6,222720
England9,6911:5,749822
Australia6,2071:4,349628
Canada3,5471:10,3881,548
South Korea3,4851:14,703117
Cambodia3,0501:5,078715
India2,8791:266,43515,267
Pakistan2,0681:86,3852,904
Thailand1,8141:38,9414,217
Iran1,7241:44,5375,079
Morocco1,3631:25,2943,996
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
New Zealand8961:5,054815
South Africa8601:62,9977,924
Oman7161:5,151728
Bangladesh5881:271,0158,695
Wales4501:6,877772
China3551:3,851,610416
Malaysia3431:85,9896,011
Egypt3111:295,61319,795
Scotland3111:17,2152,093
Brazil2851:751,13827,388
Japan2511:509,34014,568
Germany1891:425,95538,510
France1861:357,11153,432
Afghanistan1821:176,6663,516
Spain1811:258,29916,363
Iraq1681:208,4624,771
Mexico1591:780,66811,502
Micronesia1501:708177
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Philippines1291:784,79275,887
Trinidad and Tobago1231:11,0891,514
Netherlands1181:143,11221,745
Hong Kong961:76,4111,572
Myanmar871:596,988524
Vietnam831:1,116,2181,935
Italy821:745,81361,559
Northern Ireland801:23,0632,647
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
United Arab Emirates511:179,65212,842
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Jersey461:2,157365
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Jamaica401:71,7493,500
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Syria351:551,4585,459
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Guam291:5,521755
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Guernsey221:2,929767
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Norway191:270,64728,127
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Cayman Islands171:3,758489
Greece171:651,75273,285
South Sudan161:713,442947
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Libya141:445,9981,977
Israel131:658,28045,106
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Ghana81:3,377,58615,333
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Sri Lanka81:2,601,07012,081
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Finland71:785,24338,644
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Mongolia71:403,61311,348
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Macau51:120,326534
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Albania41:728,51420,844
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Swaziland41:324,550996
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mali21:8,484,5184,035
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1551:28,5802,951
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,9651:4,086596
Scotland2241:16,7111,797
Wales1271:12,350753
Guernsey241:1,361233
Jersey121:4,324761
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,5351:4,006495

The alternate forms: Mòóñ (1) are calculated separately.

Moon (163,459) may also be a first name.

Moon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Mohun'; compare Boon, and in some cases Bunn for 'de Bohun. 'Lower says,' Moon, a corruption of Mohun. The Itin. de la Normandie, speaking of the place from whence the Mohuns derived their name (Moyon), says, 'Masseville appelle ce bourg Moon. (a) Offic. 'the monk'; v. Munn.

John de Mohun, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald de Mohun, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de Mohun, Wiltshire, ibid.

1651. Married — Thomas Haynes and Dorothy Moone: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1661. — William Mohun and Mary Morgan: Marriage Lic. (Canterbury).

1762. — William Moon and Mary Stuart: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From NF. (de) Mohun, an ancient barony near St, Lo in Normandy. The Itinerdire de la Normandie, speaking of the place whence the Mohuns derived their name, says: "Masseville appelle ce bourg Moon." in the Roll of Carlaverock (A.D. 1300) John de Mohun is called John de Mooun (Nicholas's ed., p. 18), George Moon, changekeeper in Kilspindie, and James Moon, his son, are mentioned in 1711 (DPD., II, p. 280), and Henry Moon in Fordie, 1722 (Dunkeld).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) a name derived from a trade or armorial sign [Old English móna] Cp. the corresponding German Mond.

(French) belonging to Moon, Mohun or Mohon (France).

There is a Moon in the Manche Dept. (Normandy); and there is a Mohon in the Ardennes Dept. and in the Morbihan Dept.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Mohon, in France; dweller at the sign of the moon.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A corruption of Mohun. The Itin. de la Normandie, speaking of the place from whence the Mohuns derived their name (Moyon) says: "Masseville appelle ce bourg Moon." By a like crasis Bohun became Boon.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Mohun, or it may be local, from the island Anglesey or Mon a, so called, as some suppose, from mwyn, Welsh, mines, from its stone—quarries and mines; others derive it from mon or mona, alone, separated. Mwyn, Welsh, affable, pleasant.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The same with the surname Mohun (found de Moiun), said to be from Myon, found Moon, an ancient barony near St. Lo, in Normandy. According to others, McMahon (whence Mahoney, Mahony, Mahany), Mohan, Mohun, Mohune (by corruption Mooney, Moone, and Moon) are from root of Gammon, which see.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Or De Mohun. See Monun. Various branches continued till a late date. The name as Moone occurs in Dorset t. Elizabeth.

— The Norman People (1874)

From Moyon or Mohun; a location name in Normandy. Or from the Dutch, Moen; from the German, Mohn; from the Flemish, Moine; a personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Moon: is from Moyon in Manche.

— Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Moon is a corruption of De Mohun, a distinguished Norman name, occurring in Somerset, Wilts, and Devon, in the 13th century (H. R.). The De Mohuns were great landed families in the west of England (L.).

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Moon Demographics

Average Moon Salary in
United States

$43,400 USD

Per year
Rank:
638,724 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0162162
Rank: 714 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
100.58%
Sample size: 31,866 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Moon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Moon (Bengali: মুন, Hindi: मून, Marathi: मोना) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Mòóñ. Click here for further possible spellings of Moon.

How Common Is The Last Name Moon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,436th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 69,912 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Moon live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 6,445th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 163,459 people.

The surname Moon is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 58,256 people, or 1 in 6,222. In The United States Moon is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Moon occurs in 157 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Moon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moon last name rose 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 354 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (33%) in Ireland, Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Moon surname are 17.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.11% registered with the party.

The amount Moon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning 343,522 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.05% more than the national average, earning R 311,424 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.5% less than the national average, earning $18,275,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $43,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.67% more than the national average, earning $53,495 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moong894,248/
Moone891,320/
Mhoon89573/
Moond89160/
Moont8937/
Moonn894/
Hmoon892/
Mon86378,782/
Mooten80251/
Mootin80122/
Moosin8040/
Moosen8028/
Moondh804/
Mhgoon802/
Moocen802/
Mooina802/
Mhoone801/
Muooen801/
Mooßen801/
Moonne801/
'Moone801/
Mootng801/
Moin7554,352/
Mone7542,873/
Mong7539,007/
Moen7530,517/
Muon7514,779/
Mohn7510,543/
Mont755,162/
Moyn755,127/
Mond755,032/
Moun752,815/
Monn752,357/
Moom751,175/
Monh751,173/
Mhon75147/
Momn75113/
Mmon7513/
Motn7512/
Hmon758/
Mgon757/
Mosn752/
Monq752/
Monø751/
Mòóñ751/
Mojn751/
Moonowa7351/
Mooseen7319/
Moossen7316/
Moonová733/
Mootten731/
Mooheen731/
Mooseng731/
Mooting730/
Mhone6744,045/
Motin6731,439/
Mount6716,603/
Mosin6710,988/
Hmone6710,679/
Moyng679,552/
Moine679,391/
Mogne679,136/
Moten676,634/
Monne675,937/
Mohun673,639/
Montt671,912/
Moune671,851/
Moyne671,489/
Mosen671,247/
Mosyn67969/
Moung67822/
Mound67731/
Mondt67527/
Moehn67497/
Motyn67313/
Muong67267/
Mosne67249/
Moing67245/
Mocin67156/
Mmong6792/
'Mone6785/
Mmone6775/
Mosén6740/
Mounk6733/
Muone6727/
Moumn6718/
Mohnk6715/
Momne6714/
Monhe6713/
Moinn6712/
Mondì6712/
Mocen678/
Moëne676/
Moçin675/
Mohyn675/
Mhoom674/
Hmong674/
Momng674/
Moimn674/
Mhonn674/
Mottn673/
Mounh673/
Monzs673/
Hmond672/
Monng672/
Mongh672/
Moint672/
Mhong672/
Moïne672/
M'Mon672/
Monzz672/
Mhoin671/
Mhond671/
Mounc671/
Mounn671/
Motne671/
Monnt671/
Moind671/
Mojne671/
Moenn671/
Moinh671/
Montċ671/
Mgoun671/
Motng671/
Mouhn671/
Moynt671/
Monht671/
Monnh671/
Mon'd671/
Monzë671/
Moujn671/
Moëng671/
Mmoun671/
Monhg671/
Monhs671/
Mongc671/
Momnd671/
Mousn671/
Montd670/
Mgonn670/
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Moon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moon in the Bengali language
মুনmuna-
Moon in the Marathi language
मोनाmona-
Moon in the Hindi language
मूनmuna99.25

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