Motley Surname
Approximately 15,098 people bear this surname
Motley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Motley.' I cannot find the place. It must undoubtedly be sought for in Lincolnshire.
Thomas de Motlawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1570. Robert Dodds and Barbara Mottley: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameMotley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,740 | 1:26,380 | 3,317 |
| England | 743 | 1:74,991 | 8,512 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| New Zealand | 85 | 1:53,274 | 8,505 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 379 | 1:64,315 | 7,406 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,944 | 1:25,833 | 3,178 |
The alternate forms: Mötley (3) are calculated separately.
Motley (85) may also be a first name.
Motley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Motley.' I cannot find the place. It must undoubtedly be sought for in Lincolnshire.
Thomas de Motlawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1570. Robert Dodds and Barbara Mottley: Marriage Lic. (London).
1660. Buried — John, s. Edward Motley: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(Anglo-French) a nickname [cp. Middle English mottelye, &c., a dress of many colours] (French + English) Dweller at 1 the Mote- Lea [v. under Mote1, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 2 the Mote-Low [Middle English low(e, law(e, Old English hlǽw, a hill, (burial) mound] Thomas de Motlawe.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
The Mot- here, however, may represent the Anglo-Saxon name-stem Mód- = O.Ger. Mót- [A.Sax. mód, mind, courage (mood) = O.Sax mód = Old Norse móð-r = O.H.Ger. m(u)ot (mod. mut]
(English) One who made cloth of a mixed color.
A parti-coloured dress probably originated this name. Domestic fools and jesters formerly wore it. It may however be local.
From some local name compounded of ley. See LEGG.
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Motley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motley occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Mötley. For other potential spellings of Motley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,034th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 482,683 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Motley reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Motley is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 85 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 13,740 people, or 1 in 26,380. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Alabama, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Motley exists in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Motley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Motley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Motley surname grew 707 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Motley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Motley surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Motley are 10.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Motley earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.76% less than the national average, earning R 190,680 per year; in United States they earn 6.86% less than the national average, earning $40,190 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning $48,358 CAD per year.
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