Explore the Family Name Mowatt

The meaning of Mowatt

Scottish (northeastern): habitational name from Mold (Flintshire), see Maude 1. The distinctive Scottish form of the name has arisen from a shift of stress in Mohaut from the second to the first syllable. In Caithness and Orkney, the surname is traditionally pronounced ‘Mode’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Mowatt surname's popularity has increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 22,688 in 2000 to 20,770 in 2010, marking a growth of 8.45%. Simultaneously, the count of individuals with the Mowatt surname also rose from 1,057 to 1,272, witnessing an increase of 20.34%. The proportion per 100,000 people saw a rise of 10.26%, moving from 0.39 in 2000 to 0.43 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,688	#20,770	8.45%
Count	1,057	1,272	20.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.43	10.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mowatt

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals noticeable shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Mowatt surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly doubled, from 0.47% to 0.86%. There was also an increase in the Hispanic category, growing by 37.62% to 4.17% and Black ethnicity, escalating by 15.22% to 40.88%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native group witnessed a smaller increase from 1.99% to 2.36%. Conversely, there was a decrease in the percentage of those identifying as White, down by 11.94% to 48.90%. A similar trend was observed for individuals claiming two or more races, this group decreased by 19.14% to 2.83%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	55.53%	48.9%	-11.94%
Black	35.48%	40.88%	15.22%
Hispanic	3.03%	4.17%	37.62%
Two or More Races	3.5%	2.83%	-19.14%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.99%	2.36%	18.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0.86%	82.98%