Moutray Surname
Approximately 843 people bear this surname
Moutray Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Moultrie.' As stated by Mr. Lower, 'A small river in Fifeshire, now called the Motray.'
1566-7. John Felland Joanna Mowtrye: Marriage Lic. (London).
1754. Married — James Moultrie and Cecilia Stanton: St.
Read More About This SurnameMoutray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 602 | 1:602,091 | 49,009 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Northern Ireland | 29 | 1:63,622 | 4,809 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 55 | 1:80,543 | 5,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Moutray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Moultrie.' As stated by Mr. Lower, 'A small river in Fifeshire, now called the Motray.'
1566-7. John Felland Joanna Mowtrye: Marriage Lic. (London).
1754. Married — James Moultrie and Cecilia Stanton: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1784. — James Neubigging and Margaret Mutrie: St. George, Hanover Square.
The first of this name in Scotland was probably Adam de Multreve, burgess of Berwick, who swore fealty to Englan there in 1292 (Fcedera, I, p. 772). Adam de Multreve witnessed a charter of Grothill (now Greenhill, a suburb of Edinburgh) in the reign of David 11, along with Henry Multrar, burgess of Edinburgh, who had the lands from Henry Rraid of that Ilk (Egidii, p. 3-15). George Mutrich in Edinburgh was ordered to be burnt on the cheek and banished the city, 1530 (MCM., II, p. 105), and Henricus Moultray had a lease of lands of Gouillis and Lochhillis, 1543 (REA., I, p. 422). Wynnin Multray held a tenement in Irvine, 1542 (Irvine, I, p. 199). The General Register House, Edinburgh, is built on the site of the Moutray estate as shown on Gordon of Rothiemay's map of Edinburgh, 1647. General William Moultrie, governor of South Carolina, 1785-87, 1794-96 was son of a Scottish physician, Dr. John Moultrie.
A small river in Fifeshire, now called the Motray.
Moutray Demographics
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Moutray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moutray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moutray is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moutray? popularity and diffusion
Moutray is the 413,383rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,644,776 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Moutray reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Moutray is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 602 people, or 1 in 602,091. In The United States Moutray is primarily found in: Missouri, where 35 percent are found, Illinois, where 16 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent are found and Thailand, where 6 percent are found.
Moutray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moutray has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moutray surname increased 2,230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Moutray Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Moutray surname are 21.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.69% being registered with the political party.
The amount Moutray earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $44,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $47,044 CAD per year.
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