The Moroz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,434 people carried this name — #19,004 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 204,100 people counted. That is up 17% from 1,224 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Moroz surname
From Ukrainian or Russian мороз (moroz, literally “frost”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Moroz» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
2,508 people named Moroz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 7,962 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Podlaskie.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 642 people named Moroz live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
81 people named Moroz live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 69 people named Moroz 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 Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 63 people named Moroz.
Most of them — 32 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
69 people named Moroz are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Moroz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Konstanty Moroz Hoszowski 1805–1884 · philanthropist -
Vladimir Moroz 1926–2020 · military officer -
Olexander Moroz 1944– · writer -
Ihor Moroz 1947–2009 · editing staff -
Volodymyr Moroz 1967–2025 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 53 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Moroz.
- Morland 901 · U.S. census
- Morlet 149 · U.S. census
- Moro 2,554 · U.S. census
- Moron 1,026 · U.S. census
- Moroni 559 · U.S. census
- Morosini 104 · U.S. census
- Morra 1,175 · U.S. census
- Morreale 2,149 · U.S. census
- Morris 318,884 · U.S. census
- Morsch 533 · U.S. census
- Mort 2,762 · U.S. census
- Mortel 318 · U.S. census
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