Surname Spotlight: Moen

Records tie Moen closely to Moe. At root, the name means “Dweller on the heath or low land”.

Family crest and blazon

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Spelling and variants

Records show Moen as one of the forms Moe took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

About 8,138 people in the United States were recorded as Moen in 2010, placing it 4,367 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 5,000 American surnames. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Moon and Mena. Want more than a summary? See the Moen family name pack.