Moffett Surname
Approximately 18,745 people bear this surname
Moffett Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to Moffat (S.Scot.), 13th cent. Moffete [its situation is said to make probable the etymology of Gaelic magh, a plain + fada, long]
Moffett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,714 | 1:23,066 | 2,899 |
| Northern Ireland | 798 | 1:2,312 | 479 |
| England | 593 | 1:93,960 | 10,052 |
| Canada | 412 | 1:89,431 | 9,845 |
| Australia | 324 | 1:83,320 | 9,655 |
| South Africa | 279 | 1:194,185 | 20,980 |
| Ireland | 193 | 1:24,399 | 2,340 |
| New Zealand | 152 | 1:29,792 | 5,213 |
| Scotland | 73 | 1:73,340 | 5,569 |
| Guyana | 69 | 1:11,047 | 1,608 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 17 | 1:80,234 | 5,870 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 506 | 1:8,755 | 1,303 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 240 | 1:101,564 | 10,213 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,466 | 1:20,364 | 2,576 |
Moffett (90) may also be a first name.
Moffett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) belonging to Moffat (S.Scot.), 13th cent. Moffete [its situation is said to make probable the etymology of Gaelic magh, a plain + fada, long]
(Scottish) One who came from Moffatt (long plain), in Dumfriesshire.
Moffett Demographics
Average Moffett Salary in
United States
$41,370 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moffett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moffett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moffett occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moffett? popularity and diffusion
Moffett is the 28,643rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 388,773 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Moffett are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Moffett is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 90 people.
The last name Moffett is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 15,714 people, or 1 in 23,066. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Mississippi, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Moffett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moffett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moffett surname expanded 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 62 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,043 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moffett Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Moffett surname is principally Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Moffett last name are 16.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.91% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Moffett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.32% more than the national average, earning R 435,648 per year; in United States they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning $41,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $51,867 CAD per year.
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Moffett Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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