Moat Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Moat Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Moat family

Profession Census Frequency
School 79
Farm Labourer 10
Labourer 7
None 5
Dressmaker 5
General Servant (domestic) 5
Coal Miner Hewer 4
Shop Assistant 4
Cook (domestic) 3
Private Means 3
Butcher 3
Charwoman 3
Coachman Domestic 3
House Painter 3
Drapers Assistant 3
House Joiner 3
Plumber 3
School Boy 2
Shop Boy 2
Joiner 2
Railway Clerk 2
Fisherman 2
Tanners Labourer 2
Working Foreman 2
Farm Work 2

Moat Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moat 100% 3,912
2 Mate 50% 2,108
3 Moate 80% 1,754
4 Mote 50% 1,419
5 Mite 25% 297
6 Mouat 80% 296
7 Meat 75% 255
8 Moot 75% 234
9 Motte 60% 215
10 Mute 25% 212
11 Meet 50% 179
12 Moatt 80% 135
13 Mottee 50% 119
14 Amato 40% 108

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The surname Moat is the most popular version of all its varients

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