Mottram Surname

81,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Mottram 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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Mottram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7561:14,8342,187
United States8371:433,04537,325
Australia5201:51,9156,418
New Zealand1881:24,0874,212
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Wales1381:22,4242,380
Scotland1261:42,4913,911
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Northern Ireland421:43,9293,909
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Qatar161:147,37516,023
France131:5,109,440259,941
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6121:15,1212,239
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Mottram (10) may also be a first name.

Mottram 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

(English) belonging to Mottram (Chesh.) = Modhere’s Home or Estate [v. under the preceding name (Mottershead is close to Mottram), and + Old English hám, home, &c.] An Adam de Mottrum was gaoler of Macclesfield and bailiff of the forest there in the middle of the 14th cent.— Chesh. Chmbrln.’s Accts., A.D. 1301-60.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Cheshire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

Mottram Last Name Facts

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

Mottram is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mottram click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mottram? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mottram is the 81,609th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,224,798 people. Mottram is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Mottram are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles. Mottram is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 3,756 people, or 1 in 14,834. In England Mottram is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 8 percent are found and Merseyside, where 8 percent are found. Barring England Mottram is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Mottram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mottram has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,249 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,255 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mottram Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mottram last name is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mottram surname are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mottram earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.67% more than the national average, earning R 360,420 per year; in United States they earn 21.78% more than the national average, earning $52,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $51,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motram9239/
Mottrom8644/
Muttram8644/
Mohtram8621/
Mottran8611/
Mattram867/
Mootram862/
Moutram861/
Mettram861/
Mostram860/
Mothram860/
Moram832,402/
Mostraum8056/
Mosthram801/
Mouthram801/
Mohram771,069/
Matram77240/
Motran77177/
Morham77119/
Mooram77114/
Mosram77111/
Morgam77104/
Metram7753/
Morram7749/
Mouram7745/
Moramg7742/
Morame7740/
Mutram779/
Moream779/
Moramn772/
Moramt771/
Moiram771/
Motrom771/
Moraam771/
Morzam771/
Moraim770/
Morahm770/
Moustrham754/
Mosstream750/
Moutran71762/
Mostrom71492/
Morhaim71473/
Mohrram71279/
Motrane71239/
Mattran71102/
Mostran7153/
Matraim7136/
Mastram7135/
Mottron718/
Mohuram714/
Moorham714/
Moraham714/
Mosraam714/
Mouhram712/
Morrame712/
Moratim712/
Moreaum712/
Morasim711/
Muhtram711/
Moraime711/
Morhaïm711/
Mojrasm711/
Mohramm711/
Muthram711/
Motrand711/
Moosram711/
Meetram711/
Mattrom710/
Methram710/
Moran67488,060/
Maram6719,460/
Morom67798/
Moutrane67315/
Mousrham67170/
Morhaime6735/
Mattrand6718/
Mostrand676/
Morám673/
Moramová671/
Moramova671/
Morań671/
Mostrant671/
Mhatramg671/
Meethram671/
Mathrajm671/

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