Motteram Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Motteram Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mottram' a parish in East Cheshire. The tendency to variation increases as the name wanders further from its native home; compare Barnum for Barnham.

John de Mottrum, 1376: East Ches.

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Motteram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2081:129,78714,130
England1781:313,02323,520
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Motteram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mottram' a parish in East Cheshire. The tendency to variation increases as the name wanders further from its native home; compare Barnum for Barnham.

John de Mottrum, 1376: East Ches.

Adam de Mottrum, 1376: ibid.

1564. Baptised — Elizabeth Mottram: Reg. Prestbury (East Ches).

1565. — Agnes Mottram: ibid.

Hugh Mottram. of Mottram, 1595: Wills at Chester.

Mary Mottram, of Mottram Andrew, 1605: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Mottram.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish and a township in co. Chester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mottram is the name of a town in Cheshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Motteram Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motteram is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motteram? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 671,677th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 16,376,508 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Motteram reside; 47 percent reside in Australasia and 47 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most common in Australia, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 129,787. In Australia Motteram is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 39 percent are found, Western Australia, where 38 percent are found and South Australia, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Australia Motteram is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Motteram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Motteram has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Motteram Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Motteram earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.39% more than the national average, earning $63,289 CAD per year.

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