Motson Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Motson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 163 | 1:341,829 | 24,929 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 69 | 1:353,266 | 22,372 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Motson (63) may also be a first name.
Motson Demographics
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Motson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motson has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,032,007th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Motson live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles. Motson is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 63 people.
Motson is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 341,829. In England it is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 18 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Motson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Motson has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Motson surname rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 155 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Motson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Motson surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the political party.
Motson earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.61% less than the national average, earning $36,412 USD per year.
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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 Motson
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