Molle Surname
Approximately 11,401 people bear this surname
Molle Surname Definition:
Various individuals named "de Molle" appear in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries but their relationship is uncertain. They took their name from the territory of Molle, now Mow in the upper half of the parish of Morebattle, Roxburghshire.
Read More About This SurnameMolle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,195 | 1:20,790 | 2,404 |
| United States | 1,090 | 1:332,531 | 30,094 |
| Indonesia | 997 | 1:132,647 | 13,248 |
| Italy | 839 | 1:72,892 | 12,847 |
| Belgium | 817 | 1:14,072 | 2,130 |
| Burkina Faso | 769 | 1:23,865 | 1,529 |
| Germany | 627 | 1:128,398 | 15,655 |
| Bolivia | 522 | 1:20,338 | 1,672 |
| Cameroon | 403 | 1:51,536 | 6,738 |
| Philippines | 344 | 1:294,297 | 42,033 |
| Peru | 324 | 1:98,099 | 6,317 |
| Argentina | 290 | 1:147,391 | 12,471 |
| Netherlands | 247 | 1:68,369 | 11,652 |
| India | 238 | 1:3,222,964 | 94,263 |
| Canada | 194 | 1:189,926 | 18,713 |
| Ivory Coast | 83 | 1:277,967 | 10,712 |
| Brazil | 66 | 1:3,243,550 | 93,057 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Norway | 43 | 1:119,588 | 15,719 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| Seychelles | 29 | 1:3,186 | 566 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:422,006 | 30,979 |
The alternate forms: Mollé (103) are calculated separately.
Molle (1,992) may also be a first name.
Molle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Various individuals named "de Molle" appear in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries but their relationship is uncertain. They took their name from the territory of Molle, now Mow in the upper half of the parish of Morebattle, Roxburghshire. Liulf of Molle appears to have lived in the reigns of Alexander I and David I, and his son Uctred had the town of Molle and the patronage of the church sometime before the year 1152 (Kelso, p. VI after Tabula, and 14,144, 320) About the same date Vctred, the son of Liulf, granted to the monks of Kelso the church of Molle with its adjacent land and the common pasture of the town of Molle (ibid., p. 144), a grant confirmed by Herbert, bishop of Glasgow (ibid., p. 320) and by King Malcolm IV in 1159 (ibid., p. VI after Tabula). Anselm de Molle, who was also known as Anselm de Wittun, sometime between 1165 and 1190 made a gift of territory in Molle to the Abbey of Kelso (ibid., 13). About 1170 King; William the Lion confirmed the earlier grant by Vctred de Molle of the church of Molle to Kelso (ibid., 12), and about 1180 Henry de Molle witnessed a gift by Galfrid Ridel to the same abbey (ibid., 368). Eschina de Londoniis, also known as Lady Eschina de Molle, seems to have inherited the possessions of Uctred sometime before 1177 (RMP., p. 74—76; Melros; Kelso). She married, secondly, Henry of Molle (Kelso, p. 114,135, 146), and had four daughters, Margaret, Eschina, Avicia, and Cecilia. On the death of the last named the family appears to have become extinct in the direct line. In 1185 Gillem' de Molle witnessed Eschina de London's gift of the church of Molle, "as far as it belonged to her," to Kelso (ibid., 146). Alexander de Mollt witnessed resignation of the patronage of the church of Killosbern (Closeburn) in 1278, and in the following year Radulf de Molle witnessed settlement of a dispute regarding the tithes of the church of Roberton (ibid., 34,346). In 1490 Robert Mow resigned his lands Into the king's hands, who, in the same year, regranted them to John Mow, Robert's brother (RMS.). Robert Mow was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1534 (NSCM., I, p. 53). In the sixteenth century the Mows of that Ilk figure in criminal trials (Trials, I, p. 176,230, 256, etc.), and in 1575 the laird of Mow was slain at the battle of Redeswire (Border Minstrelsy). Alexander Mow of the convent of Dunfermline is in record in 1555 (Laing, 633). James Mow in Dalkeith was summoned before the Privy Council in 1566 (RPC I, p. 444), Robert Mow was a tenant of the Abbey of Kelso in 1567 (Kelso, p. 528), and in 1603 John Mow appears as a burgess of the town of Elgin and master of the sang (II, p. 447). Mr. John Mow was "maister of the Music Scule" in Dundee in 1628 (SCM., II, p. 44). Mr. William Mow, W. S., and his brother Mr, John Mow of Mains, obtained authority upon application to the Court of Session, 11th August, 1789, to alter the spelling of their surname from Mow to Molle, the original form of the name (Nisbet, I, p. 319).
Molle Demographics
Average Molle Salary in
United States
$45,084 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Molle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Molle (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻪ, Hindi: मोल्ले, Russian: Молле) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Mollé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Molle? popularity and diffusion
The last name Molle is the 45,514th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 639,202 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Molle live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Molle is also the 169,419th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 1,992 people.
It is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 3,195 people, or 1 in 20,790. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 23 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 11 percent live. Excluding France Molle is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
Molle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Molle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Molle last name rose 916 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Molle Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Molle are 12.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.75% registered with the party.
The amount Molle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.12% less than the national average, earning €26,391 per year; in Norway they earn 23.85% more than the national average, earning 428,612 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,824 per year; in United States they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $45,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $53,839 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Molle Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Molle in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻠﻪ | mlh | - |
| Molle in the Hindi language | ||
| मोल्ले | molle | - |
| Molle in the Russian language | ||
| Молле | molle | - |
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