Motershaw Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Motershaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Motershaw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Motershaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motershaw occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motershaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motershaw is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Motershaw live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most common in: Derbyshire, where 100 percent reside.

Motershaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Motershaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Motershaw surname declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mottershaw95367/
Mothershaw95184/
Motthershaw904/
Mathershaw8416/
Mattershaw841/
Matershova7416/
Matershov6716/
Metershov671/
Masterchav631/
Muthersjow630/
Metersov593/
Muthershoufh571/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motershaw
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