Moffat
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic magh (“field, plain”) + fada (“long”).
Pronunciation
/ˈmɔfɪt/
Proper noun
Moffat (countable and uncountable, plural Moffats)
- A town and former burgh in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT085052).
- A town in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Moffat is the 10257th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3143 individuals. Moffat is most common among White (92.68%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Moffat”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 604.