Motton Surname
Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 553 | 1:655,441 | 52,505 |
| France | 296 | 1:224,401 | 34,808 |
| Australia | 139 | 1:194,214 | 19,182 |
| England | 121 | 1:460,480 | 30,233 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Italy | 48 | 1:1,274,098 | 76,496 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 93 | 1:262,101 | 18,696 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
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.
Motton Demographics
Average Motton Salary in
United States
$32,204 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Motton Reference & Research
Muttons of Cornwall FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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