Find out how popular the last name Mawhorter is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Mawhorter.

Mawhorter, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Mawhorter surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mawhorter in America

Mawhorter is the 82317th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mawhorter surname appeared 229 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Mawhorter.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mawhorter to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Mawhorter

The surname MAWHORTER originated in England during the late medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "moer" meaning "marsh" and "hyrde" meaning "herdsman" or "keeper of animals". This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname for someone who tended livestock near marshy areas.

MAWHORTER is a variant spelling of the more common surname MARKHERD or MARSHERD. These earlier forms can be found in historical records dating back to the 13th century, such as the Hundred Rolls of 1273 which mention a Richard le Marsherd from Oxfordshire.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MAWHORTER spelling appears in the Lancashire Inquisitions of 1610, which reference a William Mawhorter from the village of Aughton. This village's name was originally spelled "Aughton Mawhorter" in old documents, lending weight to the theory of the surname's connection to a specific locality.

Notable individuals with the MAWHORTER surname include John Mawhorter (1720-1800), an early American settler and Revolutionary War soldier from Virginia. Samuel Mawhorter (1738-1823) was another Revolutionary War veteran who later served as a Baptist minister in Kentucky.

In the 19th century, Thomas Mawhorter (1823-1894) was a prominent banker and businessman from Ohio. His son, Henry Mawhorter (1858-1933), followed in his footsteps as a successful financier and real estate investor in Cleveland.

More recently, John Mawhorter (1933-2001) was an acclaimed sculptor and art professor who taught at several universities across the United States, including the University of California, Berkeley.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mawhorter

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mawhorter.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Mawhorter was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Mawhorter has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Mawhorter was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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