Mentiplay Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Mentiplay Surname Definition:

The first form is a Fife corruption of the surname Monypenny, and Mentuplay is a form found in the Presbytery records of Caithness in 1709. In the Kirk Session records of Canisbay it is recorded that Helene Mendtheplay was "delate of superstitious goeing or kneeling about the Chappell" of St.

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Mentiplay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4701:57,4386,998
Scotland451:118,9747,657
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland301:124,7745,666

Mentiplay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The first form is a Fife corruption of the surname Monypenny, and Mentuplay is a form found in the Presbytery records of Caithness in 1709. In the Kirk Session records of Canisbay it is recorded that Helene Mendtheplay was "delate of superstitious goeing or kneeling about the Chappell" of St. Modan, Freswick, in 1652 (Old Lore Misc., V, p. 59).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mentiplay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mentiplay is found most in Australia. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mentiplay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mentiplay is the 595,654th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname Mentiplay occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Mentiplay are found; 90 percent are found in Australasia and 90 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 470 people, or 1 in 57,438. In Australia Mentiplay is most numerous in: Victoria, where 87 percent live, Western Australia, where 8 percent live and Queensland, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Australia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 9 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Mentiplay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mentiplay has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Mentiplay last name increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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