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Möller Ranking

In the United States, the name Möller is the 6,740th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Möller migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Möller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Moller, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1730 2
  • Conrad Moller, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731 2
  • Hans Georg Moller, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1731 2
  • Frederick William Moller, who arrived in Georgia in 1739 2
  • Christoffel Moller, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Möller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Friederich Moller, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 2
  • Christina Moller, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1804 2
  • Hinrich Moller, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1808 2
  • Andrew Moller, aged 18, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1833 2
  • Henr Moller, who arrived in America in 1834 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Möller migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Möller Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Moller, aged 55, who landed in Quebec in 1868

New Zealand Möller migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Möller Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mary Moller, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Brahmin" in 1883

Contemporary Notables of the name Möller (post 1700) +

  • Alan Roger Moller (1950-2014), American meteorologist, storm chaser, nature and landscape photographer
  • Paul Moller, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Altona, 1884 3
  • Joe Moller, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1960 3
  • Hattie M. Moller, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924 3
  • Klaus Peter Möller (1937-2022), German politician, member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, he served in the Landtag of Hesse from 1977 to 2003 and was its President from 1988 to 1991 and again from 1995 to 2003
  • Poul Martin Möller (1794-1838), Danish literary figure

Bismarck
  • Johann Möller (1919-1941), German Matrosenobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4
  • Alfred Möller (1923-1941), German Matrose IV Funk. who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4
SS Atlantic
  • Mr. Magnus Moller, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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