Moulton Surname

21,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Moulton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Moulton,' a village and parish in Cheshire; also parishes in Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, and Lincolnshire. Many of these seem to be represented.

Agnes de Multon, Norfolk, 1273.

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Moulton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,0311:22,6102,840
England2,7621:20,1732,855
Canada2,4591:14,9842,196
Jamaica1,1091:2,588410
Australia1,0521:25,6613,492
Liberia4761:9,2621,045
Wales2181:14,1951,564
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Ireland851:55,3993,846
Panama731:53,5932,554
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Guernsey221:2,929767
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
France171:3,907,219231,005
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Norway111:467,48139,375
Belize111:32,3162,112
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4041:17,3612,522
Wales791:19,8531,156
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1411:9,7681,255

Moulton (191) may also be a first name.

Moulton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Moulton,' a village and parish in Cheshire; also parishes in Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, and Lincolnshire. Many of these seem to be represented.

Agnes de Multon, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Multon, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Adam de Multon, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Alex, de Multon, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John de Moltone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1591. Thomas Moulton, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

Randle Lowndes, of Moulton, 1617: Wills at Chester.

John Moulton, of Middlewich, 1616: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Moulton = 1 the Mule-Enclosure [Old English múl (Latin mul-us) + tún] 2 Mula’s Estate [Old English tún] The Norfolk Moulton was Múlantún in A.D. 1037; and it and the Lincolnshire Moulton were Multon in the 13th cent., as was the Cheshire Moulton in A.D. 1303.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Moulton (Mula’s homestead), the name of various places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. A small town in Devonshire, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Moulton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moulton is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moulton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,952nd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 294,209 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Moulton reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 657,437th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 191 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 16,031 people, or 1 in 22,610. In The United States Moulton is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Massachusetts, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Moulton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moulton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moulton surname grew 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 276 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 149 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moulton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moulton last name are 6.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Moulton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.16% less than the national average, earning 286,681 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 128.06% more than the national average, earning R 541,968 per year; in United States they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $45,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $49,579 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moulthon937/
Moultong931/
Molton921,398/
Multon921,010/
D'Moulton881/
Multone86112/
Molthon867/
Maulton866/
Moultan866/
Moultom865/
Moolton864/
Moltong862/
Meulton862/
Moylton861/
Moultun861/
Moilton861/
Moelton861/
Multton861/
Multoon861/
Moltoon860/
Muolton860/
Moultane8016/
Moltoung807/
Molthong802/
Mooltong801/
Multan776,555/
Malton771,155/
Moltan777/
Multán777/
Moltom771/
Moolthong7516/
Moltonova752/
Muggelton751/
Molthan71275/
Multane71212/
Maltone71104/
Moltane7168/
Meilton7146/
Maslton7115/
Mailton717/
Multaan716/
Maltong713/
Malthon712/
Mooltan712/
Moolthoong711/
Mulltan711/
Moltgan711/
Maltton711/
Mallton711/
Maltoon711/
Multhan711/
Mealton711/
Maultan710/
Moldthan6782/
Majilton6766/
Molthahn6738/
Matilton6737/
Multhang6721/
Majleton677/
Multhahn676/
Hmailton674/
Malthong673/
Multahan671/
Mejilton671/
Masltton671/
Masilton671/
Mooltang671/
Maultang671/

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Moulton Reference & Research

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