Moll Surname

11,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Moll Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mary,' from the nick. Mall, and diminutive Mail-in; v. Malleson and Mallinson. Later on Mall and Mally became Moll and Molly; compare Magg and Mogg, the nicks, of Margaret.

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Moll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,7401:4,078459
United States10,0981:35,8944,470
Spain4,0361:11,5841,354
France1,9121:34,7404,231
Netherlands1,2431:13,5861,999
South Africa1,2321:43,9755,609
Switzerland1,1411:7,1981,146
Argentina1,0401:41,0993,448
Chile7491:23,5201,418
Vanuatu7081:37259
Austria6931:12,2881,724
Australia6911:39,0685,066
Brazil5911:362,22413,850
England5711:97,58010,350
Canada3781:97,47510,598
Philippines3601:281,21740,720
Poland2991:127,12018,685
Indonesia2821:468,96938,728
Dominican Republic2701:38,6402,109
India2691:2,851,54487,023
Sweden1821:54,1034,182
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Guatemala1481:108,6673,034
Denmark1361:41,5054,326
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Hungary1041:94,3879,245
Uruguay921:37,3024,294
Papua New Guinea851:95,92612,852
Russia831:1,736,422113,466
Belgium801:143,70820,372
Cuba541:213,3844,419
Mexico471:2,640,98321,548
Finland451:122,14911,804
Czechia441:241,67033,051
Liberia401:110,2138,601
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Panama241:163,0115,136
Liechtenstein231:1,669173
Puerto Rico221:161,3702,003
Estonia191:69,56912,771
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
British Virgin Islands101:3,159366
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Wales91:343,83718,086
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
China61:227,886,92811,701
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2811:86,7459,115
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7051:29,4543,586

The alternate forms: Móll (1) & Mõll (1) are calculated separately.

Moll (208) may also be a first name.

Moll Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mary,' from the nick. Mall, and diminutive Mail-in; v. Malleson and Mallinson. Later on Mall and Mally became Moll and Molly; compare Magg and Mogg, the nicks, of Margaret.

Margaret Molleson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1650. Bapt. the son of Fraunces Molsonne: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1741. Married — Francis Mollison and Elizabeth Fletcher: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1789. — John Molisone and Miriam Seal: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

The earliest references to this name, as with Malison, confine it to Aberdeen. Thomas Mollysone was town clerk of Aberdeen in 1589 (CAB., p. 355). Walter Molysoun was retoured heir of John Mollysoun of Lachintullie, his father, in 1617 (Retours, Aberdeen, 152), Francis Mollison was member of parliament for Brechin, 1685 (Hanna, II, p. 506), and Mr. Mollyson was master of the Music School of Old Aberdeen, 1736. David Molyson (17891834), poet, was born in Fife. Mollisoun 1599, Molliesone.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MOLYSON: A variant of Mollison, which see. David Molyson (1789-1834), a minor poet and journalist, was born in Monimail, Fife.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-Hebrew and Teutonic) a diminutive of Mary; also (Mall) of Matilda: v. Malkin.

(English) an Anglo-Saxon male name borne e.g. by an eighth-century Northumbrian king—Moll ofslóh [killed] Oswine.—A.-Sax. Chron., A.D. 761.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(1) “Mole” (Animal) in Dutch (Mol). (2) Also place name in Belgium.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who paid a money rent to the lord of the manor in return for the land he held and worked for the lord only on special occasions; descendant of Moll (the foolish one), or of Mall, a pet form of Mary (bitterness).

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

For Mole. There was a Castle of Mol, Normandy (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 18).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch-Flemish, from the German, Moll; a personal name.

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

Moll Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moll (Marathi: मॉल, Russian: Молл) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Móll or Mõll. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moll? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,674th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 151,420 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Moll reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 627,410th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 208 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 19,740 people, or 1 in 4,078. In Germany Moll is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Moll exists in 103 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Spain, where 8 percent reside.

Moll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moll has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moll last name grew 592 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moll Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Moll surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States Moll are 9.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.83% registered with the party.

The amount Moll earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.78% less than the national average, earning 208,411 kr per year; in Peru they earn 37.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,687 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.35% more than the national average, earning R 400,068 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.05% less than the national average, earning $19,059,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $45,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $57,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Móll921/
Mõll921/
Molle8911,401/
Moell89427/
Moull89137/
Moëll8933/
Mollh8918/
Mollt898/
Molll893/
Mooll892/
Moill890/
Mol8678,808/
Moulle80307/
Moille80209/
Mosell80178/
Motell8044/
Motill8042/
Motyll8032/
Mmolle805/
Moglil804/
Mocell803/
Muolle801/
Mohlle801/
Mollhh801/
Moylle801/
Moßell801/
Mole7528,447/
Mall7528,218/
Mull7514,155/
Mold756,911/
Moul753,218/
Mohl753,001/
Motl752,154/
Molt751,466/
Mool75962/
Moel75847/
Moyl75556/
Müll75511/
Moil75247/
Mosl7528/
Molp7525/
Muol7520/
Molh758/
Mhol756/
Mojl755/
Mmol753/
Moël752/
Mgol751/
Máll751/
'Mol751/
Hmol751/
Mollova731,833/
Mossell73167/
Mollová7368/
Mousell7335/
Moutell7333/
Moisell738/
Mottyll736/
Mohsell736/
Mottell733/
Mooslle731/
Mouslle731/
Moosell730/
Mochell730/
Mossill730/
Mochill730/
Malle6788,424/
Moyle6711,169/
Mould6710,402/
Moule675,698/
Mmole673,581/
Mulle672,603/
Mosel672,430/
Mottl672,073/
Mogli672,022/
Maull671,596/
Moole671,490/
Motel671,244/
Moile67930/
Motil67877/
Moldt67743/
Mhole67373/
Mohyl67299/
Mosle67262/
Mosil67192/
Moisl67162/
Mohul67147/
'Mole67144/
Mocil6784/
Motýl6758/
Molhe6741/
Mallh6731/
Muole6725/
Mosshäll6724/
Mocel6723/
Muill6718/
Moslh6711/
Muhll679/
Maall677/
Mosshill676/
Mallt674/
Mhoul674/
Mhall673/
Mahll673/
Masll673/
Mouël673/
Mgoul673/
Moltt672/
Moytl672/
Mullh672/
Matll672/
Muold672/
Hmall672/
Motíl672/
Mošel672/
Muull671/
Mmull671/
Molbp671/
Molhd671/
Molpp671/
Molth671/
Malll671/
Mallı671/
Mhoil671/
Mouyl671/
Mousl671/
Moysl671/
Moûle671/
Mosyl671/
Moslt671/
Meull671/
Moilh671/
Mullt671/
Åmold671/
Molph671/
Moild671/
Mmall671/
Mouchill670/
Mhold670/
Mouttell670/
Moihl670/
Moolt670/

Moll Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moll in the Marathi language
मॉलmola75
मोलmola25
Moll in the Russian language
Моллmoll-

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