How Many People Have the Last Name Motley?
people had the surname Motley in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 28,736 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+308 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Motley (52.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 41.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Motley ranks #2,610. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 55% to 52.5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Motley grew from 9,966 people in 2000 to 10,274 in 2010 (up 3.1%), and its rank fell from #3,301 to #3,480. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.69 to 3.48 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 9,966 | 10,274 |
| Rank | #3,301 | #3,480 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.69 | 3.48 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Motley
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Motley: M340
👤 Motley as a First Name
Motley is a first name too: about 239 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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