Moffit Surname
Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname
Moffit 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]
Moffit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,475 | 1:245,735 | 23,414 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| Australia | 90 | 1:299,952 | 26,269 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 210 | 1:21,095 | 2,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 154 | 1:158,282 | 13,752 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,061 | 1:47,331 | 5,423 |
Moffit (10) may also be a first name.
Moffit 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.
Moffit Demographics
Average Male Moffit Height
175.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Moffit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moffit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moffit is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moffit? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 224,999th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,032,953 people. Moffit is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Moffit live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 10 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,475 people, or 1 in 245,735. In The United States Moffit is mostly found in: Michigan, where 10 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Moffit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Moffit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moffit surname grew 139 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moffit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Moffit surname is principally Catholic (74%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Moffit surname are 22.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.18% being registered with the political party.
The amount Moffit earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.01% less than the national average, earning R 173,448 per year; in United States they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $42,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.64% less than the national average, earning $40,423 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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