Mottram

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from the villages of Mottram in Longdendale and Mottram St Andrew, from the unattested Old English element *mōt (“meeting”) + either ærn (“house, hall”), rūm (“room, space”) or trēowum, dative plural form of trēow (“tree”).

Proper noun

Mottram (plural Mottrams)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• mottramite

Related terms

• Mottram in Longdendale
• Mottram St Andrew

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mottram is the 40371^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Mottram is most common among White (91.51%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mottram”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 626.