Moffit Surname

224,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4751:245,73523,414
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Australia901:299,95226,269
England441:1,266,32057,817
Ireland351:134,5416,387
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2101:21,0952,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0611:47,3315,423

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]

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

Moffit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moffit is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Moffit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moffit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 224,999th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,032,953 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Moffit reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Moffit is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,475 people, or 1 in 245,735. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 10 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Moffit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moffit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moffit last name expanded 139 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moffit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Moffit surname is principally Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moffit last name are 22.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.18% being registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moffitt9217,436/
Moffeit92127/
Moffite9246/
Moffith9220/
Moffiet9217/
Moffist923/
Moffait923/
Moffiot920/
Moffi91594/
Mofit91146/
Moffitte865/
Moffiett862/
Moffaitt861/
Moffeitt861/
Moffet831,995/
Maffit83175/
Moffie83133/
Moffis83112/
Mofitt8316/
Moffei8315/
Moiffi832/
Mouffi831/
Moufit831/
Moffid831/
Moffiz831/
Moffoi831/
Mofi80284/
Moffett7718,745/
Maffitt77277/
Maffait7781/
Mouffet775/
Mosfitt773/
Moffeis772/
Mochfit771/
Moffhet771/
Moffeth771/
Meffitt771/
Moiffie771/
Moiffet771/
Moffeid771/
Moffets770/
Moffete770/
Maffith770/
Moffied770/
Maffi735,946/
Moffa734,463/
Mofid734,015/
Mofiz731,769/
Mofij73478/
Moffe73117/
Mofet73117/
Mofis7382/
Mofio7371/
Mafit7352/
Moufi7316/
Motfi7313/
Mofiy7313/
Mefit7313/
Mosfi736/
Moffy735/
Moifi735/
Mofie734/
Moofi733/
Mohfi733/
Mofei732/
Mgofi731/
Muofi731/
Moffette71235/
Mauffait7153/
Moffeytt712/
Mosffett711/
Mouffaid711/
Moffeett711/
Moffetts710/
Maffei6721,288/
Moufid6710,801/
Mofied67551/
Mouffe67382/
Maffet67303/
Mosfai67220/
Maffie67154/
Maffio67148/
Maffii67147/
Moufis67137/
Moutfi6774/
Mofete6767/
Mafait6750/
Mafiet6744/
Maffai6741/
Mofett6723/
Moffer6717/
Mouffa6714/
Moffed6713/
Mousfi6711/
Mofaiz6711/
Moffeu679/
Mohfij678/
Mofioa676/
Mosfid676/
Moofio675/
Moshfi675/
Motfai675/
Maufit674/
Moufie674/
Mofish673/
Moudfi673/
Moffey672/
Moffeh672/
Mohfid672/
Moffes672/
Mafite672/
Moufei672/
Maffui671/
Mafitt671/
Moofiz671/
Mophit671/
Moufij671/
Moifis671/
Moefid671/
Mofaij671/
Moffay671/
Moifie671/
Mefith671/
Maaffi671/
Maafit671/
Mafféi671/
Mafiot671/
Motffe671/
Mosfiz671/
Moiffe671/
Mofeht671/
Moffez671/
Moufio671/
Mowfai671/
Mafith671/
Muofhi671/
Moifet671/
Moupfi671/
Meffet670/
Moffee670/
Mefitt670/
Maffis670/
Moffetthe670/

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