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The Moes surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 917 people carried this name — #26,576 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 322,600 people counted. That is up 13% from 810 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 206 people named Moes live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Liège 184
Flemish Brabant 8
Limburg 7
Namur 7

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 71 people named Moes.

13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 13
Paris 11
Nord 11
Moselle 9
Loire-Atlantique 5
Val-de-Marne 4
Pas-de-Calais 4
Orne 4
Bas-Rhin 3

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

In Poland’s population register

31 people named Moes have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 43 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 1 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

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

Where they live today

Masovian 31

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Moes,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Wally Moes
    Wally Moes 1856–1918 · writer
  • Ernst Wilhelm Moes
    Ernst Wilhelm Moes 1864–1912 · writer
  • Jules Moes
    Jules Moes 1879–1961 · pedagogue
  • Anna Moes 1832–1895 · nun
  • Rosalie Hochschild 1854–1942
  • Jean-Nicolas Moes 1857–1907 · journalist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Moes.

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