How rare is the last name Motley?

9,887 people in the United States have the last name Motley, about 1 in 30,231. It ranks #3,520 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

MOTLEY

#3,520

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
9,887
About
1 in 30,231
This common or more
54.4%
Who bears it

Of the 9,887 people with the last name Motley, 50.4% reported their origin as White, 39.6% as Black and 5.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Motley

1 other last name also has 9,887 people.

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Motley, most common first.

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