The Moten surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,734 people carried this name — #7,071 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,500 people counted. That is up 16% from 4,088 in 2000.

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In print

Moten in American newspapers,
1899–1921.

Newspaper page from Mcnairy County Independent carrying the name Moten
Mcnairy County Independent 1921-06-03
Newspaper page from Martinsburg Statesman-democrat carrying the name Moten
Martinsburg Statesman-democrat 1907-05-31
Newspaper page from San Antonio Daily Light carrying the name Moten
San Antonio Daily Light 1899-12-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,149 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Moten in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

1,195 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Moten. The most, 219, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 7.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 948
Queensland 118
Victoria 57
New South Wales 30
ACT (Canberra) 15
Tasmania 11
Northern Territory 8
Western Australia 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Moten.

Who carried it

People named Moten,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lucy Ella Moten
    Lucy Ella Moten 1851–1933 · teacher
  • Lucy Ella Moten
    Lucy Ella Moten 1851–1933 · teacher
  • Bennie Moten
    Bennie Moten 1894–1935 · composer
  • Murray Moten
    Murray Moten 1899–1953 · military personnel
  • Etta Moten Barnett
    Etta Moten Barnett 1901–2004 · actor
  • Buster Moten 1903–1965 · pianist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Moten,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States208 records

208 records of the Moten name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 113
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herman Moten

    Born 1917 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Houston; construction laborer from Harris County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Moten

    Arrived at New York in 1865 aboard the Antarctic from Liverpool, aged 26; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Lonnie F. Moten

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1945, died 1999; buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 208 records for Moten in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands14 records

14 records of the Moten name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 7
  • Dutch population registers 5
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaretha Moten

    Died 1899 in Den Helder, aged 68.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Arij Moten

    Married in 1814 in Leiden.

    Open Archives, Nationaal Archief Rijksarchief Zuid-Holland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Margaretha Moten

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born in Den Helder.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Moten in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia12 records

12 records of the Moten name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Murray J. Moten

    Bank manager of South Australia; died 1953.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Michael Moten

    Selected land at Bundaberg, Queensland in 1897.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John James Moten

    Retired railway employee of Kew, Victoria; died 1965.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Moten in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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