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
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Moffett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moffett Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moffett is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Moffett click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moffett? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 28,643rd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 388,773 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Moffett reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 90 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 15,714 people, or 1 in 23,066. In The United States Moffett is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Mississippi, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Moffett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moffett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moffett last name expanded 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 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 devotion of those bearing the Moffett surname is principally Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Moffett surname are 16.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.91% 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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