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Mouton Family History

Mouton Name Meaning

French: nickname from Old French mouton ‘sheep’ used for a docile mild-mannered person for someone easily led or perhaps for a curly-haired man. This surname is also established in South Africa. English: variant of Mutton . English: variant of Moughton a habitational name from Moulton Saint Mary (Norfolk). The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Mōda or the Old Norse personal name Móthi + Old English tūn ‘farmstead estate’. Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mochtáin ‘son of Mochtán’ a personal name derived from a diminutive of Gaelic mocht ‘great’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bouton, Mutton, Boutin, Morton, Moron, Moulin, Moulton, Mouzon, Auton

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You can see how Mouton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mouton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mouton families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 4 Mouton families living in Quebec. This was 100% of all the recorded Mouton's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Mouton families in 1911.

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Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Mouton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Mouton in 1940 was 26, and 74 in 2004.

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