Mowthorpe Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Mowthorpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowthorpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mowthorpe Last Name Facts

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

Mowthorpe is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mowthorpe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowthorpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mowthorpe is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. Mowthorpe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Mowthorpe are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Mowthorpe is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England it is most numerous in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 40 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 22 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Apart from England Mowthorpe exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent live and Wales, where 6 percent live.

Mowthorpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mowthorpe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Mowthorpe surname grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothorpe9435/
Mowthorp940/
Moothorpe891/
Mouthorpe890/
Mothorp8812/
Mouthorp8226/
Mothrope820/
Mouthrope780/
Motthrope780/
Mothrapu7165/
Mouthrop7114/
Motherpu711/
Moithrop711/
Motharpu711/
Motharapu6731/
Motherbee671/
Moutthrop670/
Mouthroup670/

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Mowthorpe Reference & Research

Mowthorpe DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Mowthorpe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mowthorpe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis