Delamotte Surname

148,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Delamotte Surname Definition:

Several localities in Normandy bear the name of La Motte, signifying a mound or hillock. La Motte and Delamotte have become naturalized in England.

Delamotte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,5761:25,7853,080
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Australia821:329,21628,102
Belgium291:396,43641,978
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Delamotte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Several localities in Normandy bear the name of La Motte, signifying a mound or hillock. La Motte and Delamotte have become naturalized in England.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Delamotte Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Delamotte Come From? nationality or country of origin

Delamotte is found most frequently in France. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Delamotte? popularity and diffusion

The surname Delamotte is the 148,468th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,447,128 people. The surname Delamotte occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Delamotte live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Delamotte is most common in France, where it is carried by 2,576 people, or 1 in 25,785. In France Delamotte is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 26 percent live, Normandy, where 21 percent live and Île-de-France, where 20 percent live. Barring France this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Delamotte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Delamotte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Delamotte surname expanded 1,247 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delamotte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Delamotte are 23.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.86% registered to vote for the party.

Delamotte earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $43,808 USD per year.

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