Mould Surname

49,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ghana

Mould 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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Mould Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,6111:12,0841,777
Ghana2,3551:11,4741,518
United States1,1371:318,78529,088
Australia6981:38,6765,023
Canada4821:76,4438,609
South Africa2621:206,78521,999
Scotland1871:28,6303,007
Wales1491:20,7692,207
New Zealand1421:31,8905,546
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Portugal471:221,6658,706
China391:35,059,5271,855
Northern Ireland341:54,2664,423
India241:31,961,058386,265
France201:3,321,136213,627
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5071:9,7231,460
Wales341:46,1302,397
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:164,11314,904

Mould (36) may also be a first name.

Mould 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

= Mold, q.v.

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

Moult; a location name in Normandy.

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

Mould Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mould occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mould? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,453rd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 700,591 people. Mould occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Mould reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. Mould is also the 1,717,090th most common first name on earth, borne by 36 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 4,611 people, or 1 in 12,084. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 10 percent live, Staffordshire, where 8 percent live and Hampshire, where 7 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Mould Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mould has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mould last name increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 372 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 779 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 438 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mould Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Methodist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mould surname are 21.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mould earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 39.14% more than the national average, earning 481,534 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.99% more than the national average, earning R 311,292 per year; in United States they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning $47,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $52,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moulds914,053/
Mouldt914/
Mouldh911/
Mold896,911/
Moul893,218/
Muld89730/
Moule805,698/
Moult801,867/
Moldt80743/
Mauld80191/
Mohul80147/
Moull80137/
Mouel8039/
Mulds805/
Moeld804/
Mhoul804/
Mouël803/
Mgoul803/
Molds802/
Mgold802/
Muold802/
Muild801/
Muldz801/
Molhd801/
Mouyl801/
Mousl801/
Åmold801/
Moild801/
Moldz801/
Mhold800/
Meuld800/
Moujahld771/
Mol7578,808/
Mul7521,223/
Mouele7312,484/
Majoul735,205/
Mousel731,395/
Moutel73667/
Mouyal73617/
Maouel73310/
Moulle73307/
Mougli73253/
Moujal73212/
Mouial7360/
Moutil7359/
Moujol7357/
Mouyel7352/
Moucel7339/
Mouyol7315/
Mouiel736/
Mayoul735/
Moucil733/
Moujel733/
Moults732/
Moultz732/
Motled732/
Moiled732/
Muteld732/
Mousil732/
Méoule732/
Mujald731/
Moldgy731/
Moulhe731/
Mèoule731/
Muglid731/
Mhouel731/
Majold731/
Moweld731/
Maulds730/
Moulte730/
Mayold730/
Mouyle730/
Moulth730/
Mule67125,749/
Moll6748,128/
Mole6728,447/
Maul6720,089/
Mull6714,155/
Muhl674,320/
Mohl673,001/
Mouchel672,425/
Motl672,154/
Molt671,466/
Mouelle671,193/
Muel671,090/
Meul67964/
Mool67962/
Moel67847/
Moyl67556/
Moussel67496/
Mult67306/
Moil67247/
Muil67244/
Mutl67224/
Mald67147/
Muyl67146/
Moldova67121/
Mulh67118/
Maihoul67103/
Muul6799/
Maihold6794/
Mouyele6788/
Mahjoul6768/
Musl6761/
Moldová6759/
Mousell6735/
Moutell6733/
Mmouele6729/
Mosl6728/
Moulová6726/
Molp6725/
Muol6720/
Mayhold6717/
Molh678/
Mohseld678/
Meuseld677/
Mhol676/
Mgul676/
Mhaouel676/
Mojl675/
Mmol673/
Mhul673/
Mujl673/
Maioule673/
Mosield672/
Mahouel672/
Moussil672/
Moël672/
Mouyale672/
Meihold671/
Muthled671/
Museldt671/
Mulp671/
Mohuele671/
Mgol671/
M'Houle671/
Majoule671/
Mayoule671/
Moujele671/
Mouchil671/
Mouttel671/
'Mol671/
Mouslle671/
Mojaule671/
Mouslhe671/
Hmol671/
Moulthe670/

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