Moffitt Surname

30,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Moffitt 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]

Moffitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,6001:26,6513,341
Australia1,2551:21,5112,983
England8251:67,5377,818
Canada5551:66,3887,685
New Zealand5381:8,4171,447
Northern Ireland2041:9,0441,474
Ireland1481:31,8172,743
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Isle of Man511:1,683305
Scotland501:107,0767,147
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Wales81:386,81619,671
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belize41:88,8683,294
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4761:9,3061,367
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4811:50,6766,161
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1991:22,8372,865

Moffitt (38) may also be a first name.

Moffitt 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

Moffitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moffitt (Russian: Моффитт) is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moffitt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,621st most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 417,960 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Moffitt reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Moffitt is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 38 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 13,600 people, or 1 in 26,651. In The United States Moffitt is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Moffitt exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Moffitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moffitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moffitt surname increased 618 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 69 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moffitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Moffitt last name are 18.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Moffitt earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.49% more than the national average, earning R 310,104 per year; in United States they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $41,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $51,949 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moffitte935/
Moffiett932/
Moffeitt931/
Moffaitt931/
Moffit921,807/
Mofitt9216/
Moffett8618,745/
Maffitt86277/
Moffeit86127/
Moffite8646/
Moffith8620/
Moffiet8617/
Moffist863/
Moffait863/
Mosfitt863/
Meffitt861/
Moffiot860/
Moffi83594/
Mofit83146/
Moffette80235/
Moffeytt802/
Mosffett801/
Moffeett801/
Moffetts800/
Moffet771,995/
Maffit77175/
Moffie77133/
Moffis77112/
Mofett7723/
Moffei7715/
Moiffi772/
Moufit771/
Mafitt771/
Mouffi771/
Moffid771/
Moffiz771/
Moffoi771/
Mefitt770/
Moffetthe750/
Mofi73284/
Maffett711,218/
Maffait7181/
Mosfett715/
Mouffet715/
Mofette713/
Moffeis712/
Moiffet711/
Moiffie711/
Moffeth711/
Moffhet711/
Mochfit711/
Moffeid711/
Mapfitt710/
Moffied710/
Maffith710/
Moffete710/
Moffets710/
Maffi675,946/
Moffa674,463/
Mofid674,015/
Mofiz671,769/
Mofij67478/
Mofet67117/
Moffe67117/
Mofis6782/
Mofio6771/
Mauffait6753/
Mafit6752/
Moufi6716/
Mofiy6713/
Motfi6713/
Mefit6713/
Maffette676/
Mosfi676/
Moifi675/
Moffy675/
Mofie674/
Moofi673/
Mohfi673/
Mofei672/
Mgofi671/
Mouffaid671/
Muofi671/
Maffeett670/
Maaffett670/

Moffitt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moffitt in the Russian language
Моффиттmoffitt-

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Moffitt Reference & Research

Moffat - Rutherford FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Moffat - Rutherford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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