Mostellar Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

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

Mostellar Surname User-submission:

A Sephardi Jewish surname. It comes form a type of alcoholic syrup. This surname originated in Spain as Mostillo, and once the Jews were persecuted, the Mostillos moved to Germany and the surname morphed into Mosteller.

Mostellar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Mostellar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Sephardi Jewish surname. It comes form a type of alcoholic syrup. This surname originated in Spain as Mostillo, and once the Jews were persecuted, the Mostillos moved to Germany and the surname morphed into Mosteller.

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Mostellar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mostellar is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostellar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Mostellar occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Mostellar live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 3,097,940. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 44 percent reside, Georgia, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Mostellar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mostellar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mostellar last name grew 731 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mostellar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mostellar are 41.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.1% registered to vote for the political party.

Mostellar earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.23% more than the national average, earning $57,487 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mastellar8999/
Mostellor890/
Matellar820/
Motlar801/
Mustellor780/
Mastellor780/
Motlare751/
Matllar751/
Motlear751/
Moutillard7410/
Motlhare7124/
Matillar715/
Mothlare711/
Matlar6734/
Mashtliar672/
Matillard671/
Mattlar6393/
Matlare6328/
Motleir630/
Matlhare593,611/
Mathlare5968/
Matlahre593/
Matlh'are561/
Matlahare561/
Matlhahare531/

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