Mowat Surname

76,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mowat Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) corruption and abbrev. of de Mont(h)aut or Mont(h)alt = of (the) High Mount [Old French (lit.) del mont(h)alt (mod. French du mont haut), Latin ae illo monte alto] In the supposed copies of the Roll of Battle Abbey this name variously appears as Mohaut, Monhaut, Monthaut, &c.

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Mowat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,6721:22,0373,020
Scotland1,3981:3,830674
England9981:55,8306,764
Australia8521:31,6854,216
United States7271:498,56841,951
New Zealand3851:11,7622,042
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
Northern Ireland701:26,3582,890
France401:1,660,568152,033
Wales341:91,0167,411
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,8561:2,017364
England2021:120,67011,490
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Mowat (10) may also be a first name.

Mowat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) corruption and abbrev. of de Mont(h)aut or Mont(h)alt = of (the) High Mount [Old French (lit.) del mont(h)alt (mod. French du mont haut), Latin ae illo monte alto] In the supposed copies of the Roll of Battle Abbey this name variously appears as Mohaut, Monhaut, Monthaut, &c.

(Anglo-French-Teut.) a double diminutive of Matilda: v. Malkin.

Cp. Mold.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Originally De Monte Alto. The family are descended from Michael De Monto Alto, 1252.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Mowat: is De Mont haut (De Monte alto).

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Mowat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mowat occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,316th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,134,602 people. The surname Mowat occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Mowat live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name globally, held by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 1,672 people, or 1 in 22,037. In Canada Mowat is most common in: Ontario, where 43 percent reside, Alberta, where 21 percent reside and British Columbia, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Canada this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 22 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Mowat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mowat has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Mowat last name contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 494 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,322 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mowat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mowat last name are 10.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mowat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning R 242,424 per year; in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $52,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowatt915,429/
Mowate9110/
Mowatz916/
Mowait916/
Mowath916/
Mojwat911/
Mowhat911/
Mowaath833/
Mowatth831/
Mowathe830/
Mowad801,042/
Mawat80512/
Mewat8096/
Movat8030/
Mobat8026/
Mowaahth771/
Moswathe771/
Mawath7346/
Mouwad7342/
Mawate7320/
Moowad7312/
Movate7312/
Mowhad737/
Mowaad736/
Muwate735/
Meewat735/
Moiwad734/
Muwait734/
Mawatt733/
Mobhat732/
Moibat732/
Mahwat732/
Mawhat732/
Movatz732/
Mawait732/
Movatt732/
Mhawat731/
Mowote731/
Mowaid731/
Hmowad731/
Mouvat731/
Maawat731/
Mojwad731/
Movats731/
Movath731/
Movast731/
Mewatt730/
Mewath730/
Mahawat67500/
Movhate6719/
Muswait678/
Mobahat677/
Mawathe675/
Moubait675/
Mouwaid674/
Muwaate672/
Movathe672/
Mawaate671/
Maswath671/
Mawaite671/
Mouswad671/
Mawasth671/
Muswatt671/
Mawatte671/
Moubath671/
Meewath671/

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