Molitor Surname

33,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Molitor Surname User-submission:

It was popular among renaissance humanists to translate their surnames from vernacular European languages into Latin to convey a more impressive, educated image. Molitor is Latin for 'miller. It is an example of this practice.

Molitor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,0731:11,3821,457
United States5,3341:67,9537,904
Luxembourg1,0301:56444
France7731:85,92812,233
Belgium5211:22,0663,442
Brazil4441:482,14918,217
Poland1511:251,71431,602
Hungary881:111,54910,635
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Canada601:614,09350,489
Czechia581:183,33627,089
Austria481:177,40522,887
England391:1,428,66862,556
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Ireland101:470,89415,820
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
China31:455,773,85521,925
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

Molitor (17) may also be a first name.

Molitor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It was popular among renaissance humanists to translate their surnames from vernacular European languages into Latin to convey a more impressive, educated image. Molitor is Latin for 'miller. It is an example of this practice.

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Molitor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molitor (Russian: Молитор) is most common in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molitor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,526th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 459,985 people. The surname Molitor occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Molitor are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Molitor is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 7,073 people, or 1 in 11,382. In Germany Molitor is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent live and Hesse, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Luxembourg, where 7 percent live.

Molitor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Molitor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Molitor surname grew 2,067 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Molitor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Molitor last name are 15.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Molitor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $46,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.77% less than the national average, earning $45,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Molitor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molitor in the Russian language
Молиторmolitor-

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Molitor Reference & Research

Molitor FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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