Last Name MOULTON

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Meaning Local: Of Moulton, a village and parish in county Chester; also parishes in counties Suffolk, Northampton, Norfolk, and Lincoln.
Local: A small town in Devonshire, England.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 2,840 (2000 US census) 2,298 (1990 US census)
Count 11,580 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.55%, or 10601 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.72%, or 547 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.41%, or 47 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.54%, or 63 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.34%, or 155 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.44%, or 167 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Scottish surnames

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In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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