Moffett Surname

28,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,7141:23,0662,899
Northern Ireland7981:2,312479
England5931:93,96010,052
Canada4121:89,4319,845
Australia3241:83,3209,655
South Africa2791:194,18520,980
Ireland1931:24,3992,340
New Zealand1521:29,7925,213
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Guyana691:11,0471,608
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Wales181:171,91811,581
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France31:22,140,907385,998
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5061:8,7551,303
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2401:101,56410,213
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4661:20,3642,576

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Moffatt (long plain), in Dumfriesshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Moffett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moffett has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moffett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,643rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 388,773 people. The last name is mostly found 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 frequently held given name on earth It is held by 90 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 15,714 people, or 1 in 23,066. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Mississippi, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States Moffett exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Moffett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moffett has changed through the years. 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 decreased 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 carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moffett surname are 16.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moffette93235/
Moffiett932/
Moffeytt932/
Moffeitt931/
Moffeett931/
Mosffett931/
Moffetts930/
Moffet921,995/
Mofett9223/
Moffetthe880/
Moffitt8617,436/
Maffett861,218/
Moffeit86127/
Moffiet8617/
Mouffet865/
Mosfett865/
Mofette863/
Moffhet861/
Moffeth861/
Moiffet861/
Moffets860/
Moffete860/
Mofet83117/
Moffe83117/
Maffette806/
Moffitte805/
Moffaitt801/
Maaffett800/
Maffeett800/
Moffit771,807/
Mouffe77382/
Maffet77303/
Moffie77133/
Mofete7767/
Moffer7717/
Mofitt7716/
Moffei7715/
Moffed7713/
Moffeu779/
Mafett773/
Moffes772/
Moffeh772/
Moffey772/
Motffe771/
Moiffe771/
Mofeht771/
Moffez771/
Moifet771/
Meffet770/
Moffee770/
Mauffette7572/
Mofe73778/
Maffitt71277/
Mauffet7192/
Moffite7146/
Mophett7126/
Moffith7120/
Mofethe718/
Maffete714/
Moffist713/
Moffait713/
Mofferr713/
Mosfitt713/
Moffeis712/
Moffeid711/
Mafette711/
Meffitt711/
Moiffie711/
Mojffer711/
Moffied710/
Maufett710/
Moffiot710/
Moffa674,463/
Maffe67749/
Mofed67662/
Moffi67594/
Mofit67146/
Moufe67104/
Mofee6721/
Mafet6712/
Mofer6712/
Moife678/
Mofes675/
Moffy675/
Mofea674/
Mofie674/
Mofeu674/
Moofe674/
Mofhe674/
Mofej674/
Mofez673/
Mofei672/
Mefet672/
Motfe671/
Mopfethe671/
Modfe671/
Mofey671/
Muofe671/
Mmofe671/

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Moffett Reference & Research

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