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    The surname Motyka

    A surname, carried by 1,207 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M320

    Motyka: #21,609 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Motyka #21,609, 1,207 people Motyka: #21,609 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Motyka #21,609, 1,207 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Motyka is more common than 86.7% of them.

    Origin

    From Polish Motyka, Czech Motyka, Slovak Motyka, and Ukrainian Мотика (Motyka).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,207 people named Motyka in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 255,796 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,160.

    #21,609
    rank among US surnames
    1,207
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #21,105)

    Who is named Motyka

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Motyka identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Motyka

    Motyka has the Soundex code M320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M320.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Motyka come from?
    From Polish Motyka, Czech Motyka, Slovak Motyka, and Ukrainian Мотика (Motyka).
    How common is the surname Motyka?
    1,207 people in the United States had the surname Motyka in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,796 Americans. It ranked 21,609th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Motyka?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Motyka identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Motyka getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,160 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,207 in 2010, up 4.1%.