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

Mothersill, 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 Mothersill surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mothersill in America

Mothersill is the 147253rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mothersill surname appeared 112 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 Mothersill.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mothersill 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 Mothersill

The surname Mothersill is believed to have originated in England, likely during the medieval period. It is thought to be a locational surname, derived from a place name where the first bearers of the name lived or came from.

One theory suggests that the name Mothersill may have its roots in the Old English words "moder" meaning mother, and "sill" meaning a shallow pool or stream. This could indicate that the name originally referred to a place near a small body of water associated with or named after a woman.

Another possibility is that the name is a corruption or variation of the place name "Mothershaw" or "Mothersal", both of which were found in Yorkshire, England. Records show that the Mothersill surname appeared in this region as early as the 16th century.

One of the earliest known records of the Mothersill name comes from the parish registers of Arkengarthdale, Yorkshire, where a Robert Mothersill was born in 1594. In the same parish, a John Mothersill was recorded in 1608, and a William Mothersill in 1612.

In the late 17th century, the Mothersill surname made its way to Ireland, where it became associated with County Armagh. A notable bearer of the name was John Mothersill (1698-1768), an Irish Anglican clergyman who served as the Archdeacon of Clogher.

In the 18th century, the Mothersill family also had a presence in County Tyrone, Ireland. A prominent member was William Mothersill (1726-1797), a landowner and Justice of the Peace in the area.

Another notable figure was Charles Mothersill (1816-1889), an English architect who designed several buildings in London, including the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Primrose Hill.

As the Mothersill surname spread across the British Isles and beyond, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Mothersole, Mothersell, and Mothersole. These variations often reflected regional dialects and the preferences of individual record keepers.

While the exact origins of the Mothersill name remain unclear, its history is deeply rooted in the English countryside and the lives of those who bore it throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mothersill

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

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 Mothersill 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 Mothersill 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 Mothersill was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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