Moan is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Moan
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Breton nickname (29) applied to that thin (Breton moan). Varientes: The Moen, The Moene, The Moenne (29, 56). Diminutives: Moennan, The Moenic.

How popular is Moan?

Moan is ranked 161625 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Moans grew by 11.78344 per cent to 702 since 2000 and ranked 32710 after elevating 1440 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.31 92.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.56 3.18
Hispanic or Latino 2.56 0
Others 1.57 1.43
Moan is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Norway. Around 2283 people have been found who wears Moan as their family name. Moan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
135,535 Australia9
119,730 Brazil3
90,215 Germany3
147,165 Czech Republic2
24,421 Slovakia1
17,236 Ghana1
28,365 Kenya1
34,581 Chile1
56,169 Mexico1
2,057 Myanmar1
15,705 Cameroon1
4,249 Cambodia1
3,952 Yemen1
66,560 Philippines1
53,505 Turkey1
14,644 Tunisia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,570 Ireland38
12,692 Scotland33
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,305 Northern Ireland95
193,140 India75
Countries with hundreds of Moan:
34,456 United States837
1,490 Norway400
38,971 France257
29,416 England156
29,611 Canada114
80,235 Indonesia104
15,665 Malaysia101
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mick Moan worked as workman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 16 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Arrick and arrived on February 3, 1849. 18 years old Ann Moan, Spinster Bridget Moan, Mary Moan (Born at sea) Infant, Patt Moan (26) Workman, 12 years old Francis Moan, Workman Pat Moan, Bernard Moan (11) Immigrant, 25 years old Mary Moan, and 7 other Moan around 50% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and shoemaker migrated to US from Liverpool, Dublin and Newry.

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Moan is a Breton name, represents a nickname denoting a thin man, chetif.

Moan Namesakes

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  • Guy Moana, Actor
  • Tawai Moana, Actress
  • Linda Moana, Costume designer
  • Magnus Moan, Nordic combined skier
  • Cheryl Moana Marie Nunes, Television presenter
  • Cheryl Moana Marie Nunes, Television presenter
  • In 2008 crime and drama movie, 25Gs, Joe Moan characterized Del Bryson.

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