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

The surname Moretz is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 168,090^th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,833,416 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Moretz reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,496 people, or 1 in 145,216. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 45 percent are found, Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Moretz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Moretz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moretz last name increased 1,434 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moretz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Moretz last name are 30.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.39% registered with the party.

Moretz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning $39,838 USD per year.