Moughton Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

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

Moughton Surname Definition:

Possibly derived from a diminutive of Mochta, but no authority can be given for this.

St. Mochta was a disciple of St Patrick.

‘Mochta, after him his priest.' The name is now very uncommon. It is so unin­telligible to strangers that some of those bearing it have changed it to Morton.

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Moughton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3181:175,21415,952
Iraq681:515,0248,412
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Isle of Man181:3,015339
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Moughton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Possibly derived from a diminutive of Mochta, but no authority can be given for this.

St. Mochta was a disciple of St Patrick.

‘Mochta, after him his priest.' The name is now very uncommon. It is so unin­telligible to strangers that some of those bearing it have changed it to Morton.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Moughton Last Name Facts

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

Moughton occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Moughton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moughton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 676,370th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. The last name Moughton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Moughton reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 318 people, or 1 in 175,214. In England Moughton is most frequent in: Greater London, where 20 percent are found, Essex, where 9 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Moughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moughton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Moughton surname expanded 448 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moughton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moughton last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Moughton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.35% less than the national average, earning $39,074 CAD per year.

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