Moulder Surname

92,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Moulder Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) an occupative surname [from Middle English molde, Old French mole, a mould; Latin modul-us, a measure]

Moulder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0751:117,87312,687
England9691:57,5016,921
South Africa3561:152,18517,237
Australia3231:83,5789,683
Canada1711:215,47120,813
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Wales301:103,1518,167
Bermuda121:5,440820
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Finland61:916,11741,832
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Jersey31:33,0674,675
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5361:45,4765,659
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5061:99,24610,096

Moulder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) an occupative surname [from Middle English molde, Old French mole, a mould; Latin modul-us, a measure]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A maker of moulds for casting metals.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Robert de Moudre, Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Moulder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moulder occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moulder? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moulder is the 92,876th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,416,983 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Moulder live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,075 people, or 1 in 117,873. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 13 percent are found, Mississippi, where 5 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Moulder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moulder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moulder last name grew 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moulder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Moulder last name are 15.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Moulder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.42% more than the national average, earning R 440,628 per year; in United States they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $43,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $52,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulder9265,699/
Molder921,442/
Moulde925/
Mouldey86179/
Muelder86106/
Moelder8674/
Maulder8667/
Meulder8645/
Muylder8612/
Mullder867/
Mouldeh865/
Mouldez863/
Mulderr861/
Moolder861/
Muÿlder861/
Muolder861/
Muldeur861/
Muldere861/
Muldert861/
Moldert860/
Molde832,848/
Mulde8349/
Majulder801/
Muhldeir801/
Mueldeer800/
Mauldier800/
Moldes774,015/
Moldez772,686/
Mülder77988/
Muldez77544/
Moulda77360/
Mouldi77139/
Mouldy7784/
Malder7750/
Mõlder7738/
Muldes7735/
Moldre7719/
Muldeh7716/
Moldet7714/
Muldir7710/
Moldea777/
Moldey777/
Muslde775/
Muldey775/
Muelde774/
Maulde774/
Muldee773/
Moldee772/
Moldie771/
Molded771/
Meulde771/
Moldir771/
Molderova757/
Mulderová753/
Muyalde71440/
Moulday7198/
Mallder7176/
Moyalde7159/
Mujalde7159/
Maldere7130/
Maalder7127/
Mooldee7127/
Mahlder7113/
Mooldet7111/
Mauldey714/
Mulldee713/
Maldier712/
Muldech712/
Mooldey712/
Mooldej711/
Moldets711/
Muselde711/
Mhalder711/
Mouldoi711/
Meuldes711/
Mouldai711/
Maldeur711/
Muldair710/
Malde674,189/
Mahalder673,326/
Mulda671,315/
Molda67527/
Mouldaia67213/
Muldi67175/
Moldi6762/
Moldy6749/
Mooldech676/
Mutildes673/
Muldy672/
Muldj671/
Moldé671/
Mouldaya671/
Musselde671/
Maucilde671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moulder
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