Mottershead

== English == === Alternative forms === Mothershead, Mothershed === Etymology === Habitational surname from a lost place in the parish of Mottram St. Andrew, in Cheshire, from Old English mōtere (“speaker”), + -s- + heafod (“head; summit, top of a hill”). === Proper noun === Mottershead (plural Mottersheads) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Mottershead is the 92719th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 198 individuals. Mottershead is most common among White (89.9%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mottershead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 626.