Mostyn Surname

225,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Mostyn Surname Definition:

(Welsh) One who came from Mostyn (field fortress), in Wales.

Mostyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5501:659,01652,733
England5321:104,73310,973
Australia4151:65,0507,790
Wales1101:28,1322,887
Canada811:454,88439,362
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:168,10614,298
Wales791:19,8531,156
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Mostýn (24) are calculated separately.

Mostyn (696) may also be a first name.

Mostyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Welsh) One who came from Mostyn (field fortress), in Wales.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The family claim descent from the patriarchal Tudor Trevor, who is said to have been Earl of Hereford in the X. century. In the reign of Henry VIII. (whose aversion to the old patronymical surnames of the Welsh is well known) the head of the family, Thomas-ap-Richard-ap-Howell, &c., who carried a long pedigree in his legal name, at the advice of Rowland Lee, bishop of Lichfield, and lord-president of Wales, adopted the local surname of Moston or Mostyn, from the chief seat of the family in Flintshire. The good bishop is said to have asked him, why he could not content himself "with one name-like a Christian !"

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in North Wales.

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

Mostyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mostyn is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Mostýn. Click here for further possible spellings of Mostyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostyn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 225,303rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,039,660 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Mostyn reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles. Mostyn is also the 313,309th most widespread given name internationally, held by 696 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 550 people, or 1 in 659,016. In The United States Mostyn is mostly found in: Texas, where 20 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 23 percent live.

Mostyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mostyn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mostyn surname rose 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 367 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mostyn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mostyn last name are 24.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.23% registered with the party.

The amount Mostyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 243.83% more than the national average, earning R 817,068 per year; in United States they earn 23.44% more than the national average, earning $53,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $54,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mostýn9424/
Mostyna922/
Mostn913/
Mostin83187/
Mosten83100/
Mastyn8318/
Mustyn833/
Mostym833/
Mostynova803/
Moustin771,948/
Mousten77292/
Mostien77275/
Mastyna77133/
Mushtyn77100/
Mostuen7740/
Mostina7712/
Mustyna774/
Mostaen771/
Mostion771/
Mosting771/
Mosstin770/
Moystin770/
Moysten770/
Mastn732/
Mostenne71130/
Mushtyna7119/
Moustina713/
Mostienė711/
Mastin677,186/
Masten674,449/
Mustin671,866/
Musten6792/
Mastne6748/
Mostýnová6725/
Mustén675/
Mostim672/
Mastín671/
Mastyń671/
Mostenova671/

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