The Moe surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,150 people carried this name — #3,238 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 10,740 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Moe surname

A surname, possibly formed by abbreviation of Moses or another name beginning with "Mo-".

Clipping.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Moe» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 27 people named Moe.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often French Polynesia.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
French Polynesia 22
Nord 1
Wallis and Futuna 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

6,968 people named Moe are counted in Norway and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers.

Counted, by country

Norway (2025) 6,633
Sweden (2022) 335

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Moe in American newspapers,
1909–1921.

Newspaper page from The Sisseton Weekly Standard carrying the name Moe
The Sisseton Weekly Standard 1909-09-17
Newspaper page from The Hood River Glacier carrying the name Moe
The Hood River Glacier 1921-07-14
Newspaper page from The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican carrying the name Moe
The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican 1918-07-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,674 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Moe in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

5,139 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Moe. The most, 803, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 2,930
New South Wales 1,020
Queensland 547
South Australia 270
Western Australia 196
Tasmania 135
ACT (Canberra) 25
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Moe.

Who carried it

People named Moe,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jørgen Moe
    Jørgen Moe 1813–1882 · bishop
  • Ole Moe
    Ole Moe 1844–1924 · school inspector
  • Olefine Moe
    Olefine Moe 1850–1933 · actor
  • Wladimir Moe
    Wladimir Moe 1856–1927 · journalist
  • Louis Moe
    Louis Moe 1857–1945 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Olefine Moe: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 220 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Moe,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,022 records

1,022 records of the Moe name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 299
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 266
  • Other U.S. records 457
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Lester James Moe

    Born 1944; from Olympia, Washington. U.S. Navy, torpedoman's mate; killed in action 1971 in Kien Giang, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lyle G. Moe

    Born 1924 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Snelling; farm hand from Beltrami County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Aardahl Luthern Cemetery, Bemidji, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carlo Moe

    Arrived at New York in 1899 aboard the Aller from Genoa, aged 20; peasant. From Alagno, Pavia, Italy.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,022 records for Moe in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway3,067 records

3,067 records of the Moe name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Trygve Olaf Moe

    Census of 1910: Dronningensgate, Trondhjem; electrician, born 1890 in Trondhjem.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Emma Kristine Moe

    Census of 1910: Storgate, Tromsø; shop assistant, born 1878 in Tromsø.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Borghild Moe

    Census of 1910: Løkkeveien, Stavanger; midwife, born 1865 in Sand sogn Ryfylke.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 3,067 records for Moe in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Moe name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hansen F. Moe

    Arrived in Queensland in 1872 aboard the Herschel, aged 25.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sivert Moe

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Great Tasmania, aged 32.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Johan Moe

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1874.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Moe in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands11 records

11 records of the Moe name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 4
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Francies Moe

    Died 1832 in Sint Jansteen, aged 40; labourer.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Carl Fredrik Moe

    Married in 1873 in Amsterdam; seaman.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jacobes Moe

    Buried in 1672 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Moe in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Moe name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Peder George Moe

    Buried in 1990 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Reginald Moe

    Died 1924 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Roald Arthur Moe

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Moe in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Moe name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Merete Moe

    Born 1910 in Norway; died 1996 in Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bruce Bjorn Moe

    Born 1924 in the United States; died 1998 in Évreux (Eure).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Berthe Moe

    Born 1917 in Monchecourt (Nord); died 1992 in Gauchy (Aisne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Moe name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Dionznis Moe

    From Berg-Borback, Essen. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 6 November 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 140).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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