Mortlock Surname

114,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mortlock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mortlake,' a parish in Surrey There can be no doubt about this derivation.

Walter Mortlake, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1565. John Mortlake and Dorothy Chesell: Marriage Lic.

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Mortlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7721:31,4444,194
Australia9101:29,6663,991
South Africa6351:85,31910,490
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
New Zealand1711:26,4814,643
Canada941:391,97434,739
Wales681:45,5084,331
Jamaica301:95,6654,064
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China31:455,773,85521,925
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9311:26,1823,592
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Mortlock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mortlake,' a parish in Surrey There can be no doubt about this derivation.

Walter Mortlake, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1565. John Mortlake and Dorothy Chesell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1581. John Moreclacke and Eliz Woode: ibid.

1744. Married — George Brisac and Mary Mortlock: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1746. — Richard Gale, of Mortlock, Surrey, and Grace Hughes: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Mortlake, or Dweller at the Stagnant Pool [French mort-lac-Latin mortu-us, dead; lac-us, a lake, pool] Mortlake, Surrey, was Latinized in mediæval records Mortuus Lacus.

(Celtic) belonging to Mortlach (Banff) = (prob.) the Big Knoll [Gaelic mór, big + tulach, a knoll]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Mortlach; a location name in Banff., Or Mortlake, Surrey.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mortlock Last Name Facts

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

Mortlock is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortlock? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mortlock is the 114,384th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,802,955 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Mortlock reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Mortlock is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,772 people, or 1 in 31,444. In England Mortlock is primarily found in: Greater London, where 11 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 10 percent reside and Suffolk, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England Mortlock is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Mortlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mortlock has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mortlock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mortlock last name are 18.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Mortlock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning R 269,772 per year; in United States they earn 7.67% more than the national average, earning $46,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $52,588 CAD per year.

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