Moulton Surname
Approximately 24,770 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMoulton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,031 | 1:22,610 | 2,840 |
| England | 2,762 | 1:20,173 | 2,855 |
| Canada | 2,459 | 1:14,984 | 2,196 |
| Jamaica | 1,109 | 1:2,588 | 410 |
| Australia | 1,052 | 1:25,661 | 3,492 |
| Liberia | 476 | 1:9,262 | 1,045 |
| Wales | 218 | 1:14,195 | 1,564 |
| South Africa | 122 | 1:444,080 | 37,713 |
| New Zealand | 90 | 1:50,315 | 8,125 |
| Ireland | 85 | 1:55,399 | 3,846 |
| Panama | 73 | 1:53,593 | 2,554 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Belize | 11 | 1:32,316 | 2,112 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 57 | 1:77,717 | 5,517 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,404 | 1:17,361 | 2,522 |
| Wales | 79 | 1:19,853 | 1,156 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,141 | 1:9,768 | 1,255 |
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.
(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.
(English) One who came from Moulton (Mula’s homestead), the name of various places in England.
Local. A small town in Devonshire, England.
Moulton Demographics
Moulton Religious Adherence
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Moulton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moulton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moulton is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moulton? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moulton is the 21,952nd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 294,209 people. The last name Moulton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Moulton are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 657,437th most common forename at a global level, borne by 191 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 16,031 people, or 1 in 22,610. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Massachusetts, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Moulton occurs in 65 countries. It is also common 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 who held the Moulton last name expanded 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 276 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 149 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moulton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Moulton last name is predominantly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Moulton surname are 6.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.64% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moulthon | 93 | 7 | / |
| Moultong | 93 | 1 | / |
| Molton | 92 | 1,398 | / |
| Multon | 92 | 1,010 | / |
| D'Moulton | 88 | 1 | / |
| Multone | 86 | 112 | / |
| Molthon | 86 | 7 | / |
| Maulton | 86 | 6 | / |
| Moultan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Moultom | 86 | 5 | / |
| Moolton | 86 | 4 | / |
| Moltong | 86 | 2 | / |
| Meulton | 86 | 2 | / |
| Moylton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moultun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moilton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moelton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Multton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Multoon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moltoon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Muolton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Moultane | 80 | 16 | / |
| Moltoung | 80 | 7 | / |
| Molthong | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mooltong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Multan | 77 | 6,555 | / |
| Malton | 77 | 1,155 | / |
| Moltan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Multán | 77 | 7 | / |
| Moltom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moolthong | 75 | 16 | / |
| Moltonova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muggelton | 75 | 1 | / |
| Molthan | 71 | 275 | / |
| Multane | 71 | 212 | / |
| Maltone | 71 | 104 | / |
| Moltane | 71 | 68 | / |
| Meilton | 71 | 46 | / |
| Maslton | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mailton | 71 | 7 | / |
| Multaan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maltong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Malthon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mooltan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moolthoong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mulltan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moltgan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maltton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mallton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maltoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Multhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mealton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maultan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Moldthan | 67 | 82 | / |
| Majilton | 67 | 66 | / |
| Molthahn | 67 | 38 | / |
| Matilton | 67 | 37 | / |
| Multhang | 67 | 21 | / |
| Majleton | 67 | 7 | / |
| Multhahn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hmailton | 67 | 4 | / |
| Malthong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Multahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejilton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masltton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masilton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mooltang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maultang | 67 | 1 | / |
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Moulton Reference & Research
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