Motton Surname

282,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Motton Surname Definition:

See Mutton. Sir William Moton, Knight, was living at Peckleton, Leicestershire, A.D. 1174. Sir Robert Moton was killed at the battle of Evesham, A.D. 1265.

Motton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5531:655,44152,505
France2961:224,40134,808
Australia1391:194,21419,182
England1211:460,48030,233
Canada641:575,71247,839
Italy481:1,274,09876,496
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Belgium211:547,45951,586
India181:42,614,743461,117
Wales161:193,40812,484
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Motton (34) may also be a first name.

Motton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Mutton. Sir William Moton, Knight, was living at Peckleton, Leicestershire, A.D. 1174. Sir Robert Moton was killed at the battle of Evesham, A.D. 1265.

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

Motton Last Name Facts

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

Motton is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motton is the 282,966th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,350,621 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Motton are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name globally It is held by 34 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 553 people, or 1 in 655,441. In The United States Motton is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Missouri, where 12 percent are found and Illinois, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Motton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Motton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Motton last name increased 2,127 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Motton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Motton surname are 14.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Motton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.37% less than the national average, earning $32,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $48,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutton92125/
Mottong9214/
Motthon9210/
Mottohn921/
Moetton921/
Mottoon920/
Moton914,890/
Motthong86198/
Mottonne861/
Mottoung861/
Mouttong861/
Mouton8338,531/
Mutton834,921/
Matton834,524/
Mottan833,105/
Motong831,110/
Motone83835/
Metton83692/
Moston83561/
Moiton8368/
Mothon8339/
Moeton8319/
Moyton8315/
Mottom8315/
Mooton835/
Motonk832/
Motoen831/
Motoin831/
Motoun831/
Motuon831/
Motoon831/
Mottun830/
Moutthong801/
Mmotong772,673/
Mattoon772,075/
Mothong771,713/
Mattone771,232/
Mouthon77380/
Moyston77295/
Mottaan7798/
Motoung7782/
Matthon7774/
Moutong7754/
Moutoun7743/
Mothone7742/
Mostone7733/
Mattong7728/
Mohtoin7720/
Mootong7717/
Mottang7713/
Mosston7711/
Muttone779/
Muttoon778/
Mohtoun776/
Motosin775/
Mostoyn775/
Mattont774/
Motonne774/
Motoine774/
Mattoin772/
Moutoon772/
Mottant772/
Modtong772/
Mohtong772/
Mattonn771/
Mattoun771/
Mochton771/
Mouston771/
Motttan771/
Motuone771/
Motounn771/
Moutone771/
Moutonn771/
Mouttan771/
Mmouton771/
Mottane771/
Mmotone771/
Motthan770/
Mautton770/
Mastton770/
Moiston770/
Muttond770/
Maton736,649/
Motan732,119/
Meton73851/
Muton73561/
Motom73267/
Motun7316/
Motoń732/
Máton731/
Matthong71642/
Modthong71226/
Mutthong71106/
Moothong7194/
Motonova7150/
Mohthong7137/
Mauttone7136/
Mautthon7125/
Motoshyn7115/
Mahatton719/
Moutatin714/
Mouthong712/
Moithong711/
Mothoung711/
Mottasin711/
Motongue711/
Mouthone711/
Moutoine711/
Moutonne711/
Mostatin711/
D'Mouton711/
Mottaung711/
Mmotoung711/
Moudtong711/
Mhootong711/
Mhothong711/
Mathon675,741/
Maston674,216/
Matong672,392/
Matone671,720/
Muston671,539/
Motang67984/
Mattan67956/
Mutong67653/
Motoum67541/
Mutond67524/
Mutone67424/
Motane67353/
Muttan67352/
Mettan67309/
Mauton67185/
Mottum67179/
Mootan67175/
Mottam67160/
Mothan67115/
Mehton67114/
Mahton6793/
Muttom6782/
Madton6772/
Mattom6770/
Matoon6764/
Matoun6764/
Moutan6758/
Motung6752/
Methon6752/
Motaan6745/
Mattun6739/
Moottasin6734/
Mahatthon6732/
Mutoin6730/
Mostan6727/
Matoin6726/
Mutoun6726/
Matond6726/
Mothoteng6717/
Mostun6716/
Motuom6716/
Muthon6713/
Meeton6712/
Mohtan6711/
Moutom6710/
Motaun6710/
Moitom679/
Muiton679/
Motgan678/
Moudthong678/
Mothating677/
Muttun675/
Moitun675/
Hmodthong675/
Muhton674/
Muotan674/
Mattochen674/
Mhatthong674/
Moodthong674/
Moytonova673/
Medton673/
Metuon673/
Maaton673/
Motand672/
Matosn672/
Matont672/
Mutoon672/
Moetan672/
Mootun672/
Motuun672/
Motuin672/
Mothom671/
Mhaton671/
Meuton671/
Matgon671/
Mattão671/
Mutuon671/
Mattón671/
Mattonová671/
Maeton671/
Moutón671/
Motant671/
Mostoń671/
Mettán671/
Metoon671/
Muuton671/
Moitão671/
Motune671/
Mothateng671/
Moitan671/
Mudton671/
Moutougne671/
Modtan671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motton
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