Moxley Surname

66,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Moxley Surname Definition:

Local. Probably Mugasley, from the Saxon muga, much, great, large, and ley, a field.

Moxley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7881:53,3976,407
Canada3331:110,64711,850
England2701:206,36317,844
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
Wales351:44,8122,341
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0821:46,4135,344

Moxley (20) may also be a first name.

Moxley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Probably Mugasley, from the Saxon muga, much, great, large, and ley, a field.

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

Moxley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moxley is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moxley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,298th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 969,217 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Moxley are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Moxley is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,788 people, or 1 in 53,397. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 15 percent live, North Carolina, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Moxley occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Moxley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moxley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 627 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 12 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moxley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Moxley last name are 28.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moxley earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning R 204,960 per year; in United States they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $42,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning $54,873 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moxly9112/
Mosley8362,953/
Mozley831,318/
Maxley836/
Mocley833/
Moxler831/
Mexley831/
Moxlay830/
Moxlie830/
Mousley771,683/
Mossley77106/
Moisley7793/
Moslehy7714/
Moosley775/
Modsley773/
Mosleey772/
Mosleys772/
Mouzley771/
Moscley771/
Mosleyu771/
Mosleyy771/
Moslhey771/
Mosleyt771/
Moccley770/
Moslley770/
Mauxley770/
Maxsley770/
Mosly732,139/
Mosle73262/
Mocle7312/
Mojle739/
Maxly731/
Mozly730/
Maxle730/
Moselley712/
Mosslhey711/
Mouzleye711/
Mosleh6716,353/
Mosler673,264/
Mously67793/
Masley67758/
Moslhy67277/
Moslet67145/
Mozler67130/
Moslhe67123/
Moßler6785/
Mossle6742/
Mosloy6736/
Macley6713/
Moslee6712/
Maxlea6712/
Mochly6710/
Mosles6710/
Maxler678/
Moslie678/
Moslly675/
Mossly675/
Moslay674/
Moshle673/
Moslyi672/
Moosly672/
Mosleu671/
Mozlet671/
Masxle671/
Maxled671/
Muosly671/
Mouzle671/
Mosled671/
Mohsly671/
Mosliy671/
Mosluy671/
Moclay671/
Maxlee671/
Maxlie671/
Mousszley671/
Moslej671/
Mochle670/
Mazley670/
Maxloy670/
Moosle670/
Moslue670/

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