Mockler Surname

166,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mockler Surname Definition:

This is the modern form in Ireland of the French Mauclerc (from Norman Malclerc, cf. Beauclerc).

As such it is on record in Co. Tipperary at least as early as 1210. In 1356 John Mauclerk was an extensive landowner in Co. Tipperary and from that time on the name is of frequent occurrence in records dealing with that county.

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Mockler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2821:282,72926,321
Ireland4331:10,8751,386
England3781:147,40214,157
Canada2931:125,75313,150
Germany811:993,89568,573
Australia571:473,60936,415
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland141:382,41616,471
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2371:18,6912,251
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:248,60720,632

Mockler (17) may also be a first name.

Mockler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is the modern form in Ireland of the French Mauclerc (from Norman Malclerc, cf. Beauclerc).

As such it is on record in Co. Tipperary at least as early as 1210. In 1356 John Mauclerk was an extensive landowner in Co. Tipperary and from that time on the name is of frequent occurrence in records dealing with that county. It is particularly numerous for the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, e.g. in the Tudor Fiants, Petty's “census”of 1659, Tipperary hearth money rolls, wills etc. There are two townlands called Mocklerstown in Co. Tipperary, both in the barony of Middlethird with which the Mockler family were particularly associated. There were no less than forty Mockler families among the householders of south Tipperary when Griffith's Valuation was carried out in the l850's and seven in north Tipperary.

*Other years about that time give a similar picture. By 1890 all forms of the name show a considerable reduction in numbers.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

The modern form of the French Mauclerc, on record in Co. Tipperary since 1210; still numerous there. It has been gaelicized as Móicléir. SIF 114

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(German, Irish) The plump or fat man; the bad clerk or clergyman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Walter Mauclerc, Normandy 1180-95; Hubert Malcler, 1198 (Ib.).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Mauclere; a Huguenot name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mockler Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mockler Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mockler occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mockler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 166,914th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,811,553 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Mockler are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Mockler is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,282 people, or 1 in 282,729. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 17 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Mockler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mockler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mockler last name grew 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 183 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 727 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mockler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mockler surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mockler last name are 2.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Mockler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1236.3% more than the national average, earning R 3,175,550 per year; in United States they earn 13.87% more than the national average, earning $49,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.31% more than the national average, earning $65,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moeckler9331/
Mocklerr931/
Mocklear930/
Moockler930/
Mokler92365/
McKler926/
Mocler921/
Meckler862,846/
MacKler86906/
Muckler86559/
Mäckler86139/
Mückler8679/
Moklear862/
Moucler861/
Moscler861/
Mocller861/
Mookler860/
Mockelr860/
Moekler860/
Mocleir860/
Moclier860/
McKeller80868/
Mouclier80332/
MacKleer8039/
Maeckler8022/
Moceller801/
Meuckler801/
Mecklear801/
Mackyler801/
Macklere801/
MacKleir800/
Muuckler800/
Mocklair800/
McKiller800/
Mekler771,051/
Makler77469/
McLeer77323/
Macler77162/
Mäkler7751/
Mukler772/
Mucler770/
MacKeller7598/
Moskeller752/
McKeiller750/
Maclear71392/
Maucler71255/
Moclair71169/
Maklere71112/
Meekler7133/
Macleur7125/
Maclier7124/
Maekler7112/
Meclher718/
Muscler717/
Makhler716/
MacLeer716/
Mucller712/
MacLler711/
Macklir711/
Māklere711/
Mekhler711/
Muskler710/
Muikler710/
Matcler710/
McKellar678,308/
Mauclert67225/
Mauclere6779/
Moclaire6714/
MacClear673/
Makeller672/
Mouclair671/
Mclar671/
MacLlere671/
Makiller671/

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