Mold Surname

71,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Mold Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matilda.' For further information, v. Moulson. The final 'd' has been dropped in Moul; compare Mowl.

1566-7. Robert Mowlde and Alice James: Marriage Lic. (London).

1568.

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Mold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia5,1601:3,001552
England7821:71,2518,168
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Austria2911:29,2634,683
Australia751:359,94330,133
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Canada411:898,67368,969
Wales351:88,4157,250
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
China171:80,430,6804,441
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India81:95,883,173728,828
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France41:16,605,680368,153
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5481:44,4815,541
Wales121:130,7015,289
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Mold (3,648) may also be a first name.

Mold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matilda.' For further information, v. Moulson. The final 'd' has been dropped in Moul; compare Mowl.

1566-7. Robert Mowlde and Alice James: Marriage Lic. (London).

1568. William Molde and Susanna Totnam: ibid.

1584-5. John Moule, or Moulde, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford. 1686. William Mould and Alice Hester: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Mould. Mole.—Local, 'of Mole.'

Willelmus Praepositus de Mole, Gloucestershire, temp. Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Nicholas de Mol, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Teut.) a contraction form of Matilda: v. Malkin.

King Wiliam adde ispoused, as God yet [gave] that cas, The erles doghter of Flaundres, Mold hire name was.—Rob. Glouc. Chron. (Wm Conq.), 295-6.

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Mold, formerly Moald, a corruption of French Montalt = the High (Castle) Mount [Latin mons, mont-is, a mount + alt-us, high] In mediæval (Latin) documents the founder of the famous Norman castle at this place was called de Monte Alto.

Cp. Mowat(t.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Like Maude, a corruption of Montalt. See Montalt.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Possibly from maol, ‘tonsured'.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

A location name in Flint.

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

Mould was the name of an old and numerous gentle family of Appleby from the 16th to the 18th century, in whose patronage lay the living of that place (N.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Mold Last Name Facts

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

Mold is found in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mold.

How Common Is The Last Name Mold? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 71,443rd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,054,485 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Mold reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 116,934th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 3,648 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 5,160 people, or 1 in 3,001. In Cambodia Mold is most prevalent in: Phnom Penh, where 14 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 13 percent are found and Kampong Chhnang Province, where 12 percent are found. Other than Cambodia this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Mold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mold has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 292 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mold are 29.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.76% registered with the party.

The amount Mold earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning $51,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $56,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mould8910,402/
Moldt89743/
Moeld894/
Molds892/
Mgold892/
Muold892/
Molhd891/
Åmold891/
Moild891/
Moldz891/
Mhold890/
Mol8678,808/
Moulds804,053/
Mouldt804/
Motled802/
Moiled802/
Mouldh801/
Moldgy801/
Moll7548,128/
Mole7528,447/
Moul753,218/
Mohl753,001/
Motl752,154/
Molt751,466/
Mool75962/
Muld75730/
Moyl75556/
Moil75247/
Mald75147/
Mosl7528/
Molp7525/
Muol7520/
Molh758/
Mhol756/
Mojl755/
Mmol753/
Moël752/
Mgol751/
'Mol751/
Hmol751/
Moldova73121/
Moldová7359/
Mohseld738/
Mosield732/
Molle6711,401/
Moyle6711,169/
Moule675,698/
Mmole673,581/
Mosel672,430/
Mottl672,073/
Mogli672,022/
Moult671,867/
Moole671,490/
Motel671,244/
Moile67930/
Motil67877/
Mhole67373/
Mohyl67299/
Mosle67262/
Mosil67192/
Mauld67191/
Moisl67162/
Mohul67147/
'Mole67144/
Moull67137/
Mocil6784/
Motýl6758/
Molte6753/
Molhe6741/
Moëll6733/
Muole6725/
Mocel6723/
Mollh6718/
Moslh6711/
Molts679/
Mollt678/
Mulds675/
Moltp674/
Mhoul674/
Molgy674/
Mouël673/
Molll673/
Mgoul673/
Moltt672/
Mooll672/
Moytl672/
Molcz672/
Motíl672/
Mošel672/
Muild671/
Muldz671/
Molbp671/
Molpp671/
Molth671/
Mhoil671/
Maldh671/
Mousl671/
Moysl671/
Moûle671/
Mosyl671/
Moslt671/
Moilh671/
Molph671/
Maald671/
Maldt670/
Moill670/
Moihl670/
Moelt670/
Moolt670/
Meuld670/

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