Moffat is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Moffat
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Moffat

How popular is Moffat?

Moffat is common in Kenya.

Moffat is ranked 16696 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Moffat bearers increased by 0.8341354 per cent in 2010 US census to 3143 since 2000, the surname slipped by 687 spots and ranked at 10257. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.68 94.51
Hispanic or Latino 2.29 1.67
Others 1.85 1.22
Black 1.75 1.25
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.99 1.03
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.45 0.32
Moffat is quite popular family name mostly used in Malawi while Saint Lucia is ahead in terms of density. Around 31451 people have been found who wears Moffat as their family name. Moffat is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,949 Trinidad and Tobago6
615,517 Russia6
318,252 Ukraine6
1,346 Bermuda6
8,438 China5
2,491 Zambia5
11,480 Japan4
127,708 Czech Republic3
15,749 Finland3
41,879 Turkey2
65,594 Belgium2
26,123 Malaysia2
1,118 Isle of Man2
723,167 Indonesia2
23,344 Austria2
5,936 Bahrain2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
91,784 Netherlands2
3,350 Fiji1
6,820 Angola1
169,904 Brazil1
16,073 Latvia1
3,307 Malta1
113 Falkland Islands1
3,275 Nepal1
25,721 Egypt1
11,510 Oman1
21,562 Portugal1
24,176 Qatar1
10,683 Cyprus1
624 Solomon Islands1
1,179 Swaziland1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
5,553 Taiwan1
573 Vanuatu1
16,640 Hong Kong1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
16,483 Chile45
21,712 Sweden44
51,408 Spain37
20,103 Norway33
3,892 Guyana20
8,257 Nigeria18
1,163 Jersey17
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,536 Northern Ireland83
72,056 Italy78
117,149 France73
2,783 Jamaica71
5,248 Singapore59
17,601 United Arab Emirates54
Countries with hundreds of Moffat:
743 New Zealand918
582 Botswana533
5,685 Ghana479
17,121 Tanzania255
1,965 Wales203
21,011 Mexico157
71,225 Germany134
282 Saint Lucia112
3,534 Ireland109
44,861 Argentina105
Countries with thousands of Moffat:
368 Malawi5,623
1,821 England4,388
9,093 United States4,074
1,554 Canada3,324
250 Scotland3,045
2,510 South Africa2,593
1,617 Australia1,979
1,114 Zimbabwe1,393
4,486 Kenya1,255
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Painter Michael Moffat from Ireland aboard the Envoy from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 23 years old when he arrived in USA on June 4, 1846. Weaver Robert Moffat, Eliza Moffat, aged 28, Anne Moffat, aged 7, Immigrant Biddy Moffat, Mary Moffat, aged 21, George-B. Moffat, aged 24, Sophia Moffat, aged 25, Agnes Moffat (18) Immigrant, and 37 other Moffat around 51.61% of whom were workman while others worked as mechanic migrated to US from Belfast, Liverpool, Rio De Janeiro and Glasgow.

Moffat Namesakes

  • Abbot Low Moffat, Politician
  • Aidan Moffat, Vocalist
  • Alistair Moffat, Writer
  • Allan Moffat, Racing driver
  • Allan Moffat, Racing driver
  • Robert Moffat, Political figure
  • Ariane Moffatt, Singer-songwriter
  • Donald Moffat, Actor
  • Walter Moffatt, Politician
  • James Moffat, Writer
  • Linnea Moffat characterized critical role of Angela in 2017 action and comedy flick Stegman Is Dead.
  • In 2016 sci-fi, thriller flick, Fallen Angels, Michelle Claire Moffat characterized The Ballerina.
  • In 2015, Alex Moffat portrayed the role of Ben in crime and drama movie Uncle John.

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