The Moen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,138 people carried this name — #4,367 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,895 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

10,413 people named Moen 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) 9,910
Sweden (2022) 503

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

Moen in American newspapers,
1902–1910.

Newspaper page from The Herald-Advance carrying the name Moen
The Herald-Advance 1902-05-30
Newspaper page from The State-Line Herald carrying the name Moen
The State-Line Herald 1910-11-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 62,732 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Moen in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

545 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Moen. The most, 137, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 270
South Australia 105
Queensland 74
Victoria 48
Western Australia 33
Tasmania 10
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Moen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Albert Moen
    Albert Moen 1879–1962 · politician
  • Adriaan Moen
    Adriaan Moen 1879–1950 · architect
  • Hans Moen
    Hans Moen 1884–1955 · politician
  • Sigfrid Persson-Moen
    Sigfrid Persson-Moen 1897–1989 · photographer
  • Petter Moen
    Petter Moen 1901–1944 · mathematician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 176 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Moen,
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 States656 records

656 records of the Moen name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 205
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 160
  • Other U.S. records 291
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herman C. Moen

    Born 1911 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1940 at Neillsville; mechanic's helper from Clark County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Neillsville City Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Truman O. Moen

    Born 1931; from Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1952 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Moen

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Main from Bremen, aged 17; servant. From Sweden.

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

Showing 3 of 656 records for Moen 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) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway2,793 records

2,793 records of the Moen name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Oluf Moen

    Census of 1910: Jevne, Faaberg; farmer, born 1861 in Faaberg.

    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 Syver Moen

    Census of 1910: Alnafetgaten, Kristiania; baker, born 1885 in Øier Gudbrd.

    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 Martin Moen

    Census of 1910: Trangsrudmoen (Moen), Aasnes; tailor, born 1838 in Aasnes.

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

Showing 3 of 2,793 records for Moen 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).

Netherlands2,567 records

2,567 records of the Moen name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1,163
  • Dutch population registers 950
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 454
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelis Moen

    Married in 1870 in Zaandam; labourer. Died 1885 in Zaandam, aged 53.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Dirk Moen

    Married in 1899 in Amsterdam; policeman. Died 1942 in Rotterdam, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Simon Moen

    Married in 1913 in Hilversum; furniture maker. Died 1963 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 75.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 2,567 records for Moen in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada22 records

22 records of the Moen name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 11
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • Other Canadian records 6
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Sigurd Hansen Moen

    Lost in the sinking of the Titanic, 1912; a third-class passenger. Body recovered.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Soren Moen

    Buried in 1992 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 89.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  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 Ronald Olaf Moen

    Died in service in 1944.

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

Showing 3 of 22 records for Moen in Canada.

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

Australia13 records

13 records of the Moen name in Australia
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Other Australian records 5
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Moen

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Shipley, arriving 1817; ticket of leave 1831. Native of Monaghan Co.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Oluf Moen

    Mining engr of New South Wales; died 1942.

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

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1885.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Moen in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Moen name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Cornelia Moen

    Died 1989, aged 76; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elbert Moen

    Died 1977, aged 64; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Moen 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 Sophie Moen

    Born 1903 in Belgium; died 1994 in Ivry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne).

    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).

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