Explore the Family Name Mottershead

The meaning of Mottershead

English: habitational name from Mottershead, a lost place in Mottram Saint Andrew, Cheshire. The placename derives from Old English mōtere ‘speaker’ + hēafod ‘head, top of a hill’.

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How common is the last name Mottershead in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Mottershead" experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, moving from rank 92,217 to 92,719, a change of -0.54%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Mottershead last name grew by 7.03% during this period, indicating that the surname is becoming more commonly used within the United States. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.07, suggesting that the surname's prevalence within the population has remained relatively unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#92,217	#92,719	-0.54%
Count	185	198	7.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mottershead

When it comes to the ethnicity data provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Mottershead surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a 4.96% decrease from 94.59% to 89.90%. Over the same ten-year period, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, growing by 40.43% from 3.24% to 4.55%. It's also worth noting that the category of "Two or more races" appeared in 2010 with 3.54%, which was not present in the 2000 data. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.59%	89.9%	-4.96%
Hispanic	3.24%	4.55%	40.43%
Two or More Races	0%	3.54%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%