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Where Does The Last Name Moffet Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Moffet is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moffet? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 207,490^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,652,905 people. The last name Moffet is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Moffet are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Moffet is also the 578,640^th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 239 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,252 people, or 1 in 289,504. In The United States Moffet is mostly found in: California, where 17 percent live, Missouri, where 7 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Moffet Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Moffet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moffet surname rose 154 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 49 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moffet Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moffet last name are 3.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.69% registered with the party.

The amount Moffet earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.03% less than the national average, earning $41,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.39% less than the national average, earning $45,514 CAD per year.