Moulds Surname

114,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Moulds Surname Definition:

Mould’s (Son): v. Mould = Mold.

Moulds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3141:42,4035,420
United States1,2201:297,09727,478
Australia1,1281:23,9323,279
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Scotland611:87,7676,275
Wales401:77,3636,557
Ireland281:168,1767,397
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
India141:54,790,384527,769
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China41:341,830,39216,990
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Fiji11:894,3914,568
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5181:47,0575,819
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

Moulds Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mould’s (Son): v. Mould = Mold.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Moulds Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moulds is found most frequently in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moulds? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 114,083rd most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,798,062 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 37 percent of Moulds live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Moulds is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 1,314 people, or 1 in 42,403. In England Moulds is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 13 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 12 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 28 percent are found.

Moulds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moulds has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Moulds surname grew 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 792 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 6,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 10 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moulds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moulds surname are 24.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.97% registered with the party.

The amount Moulds earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $42,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.2% more than the national average, earning $62,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mould9110,402/
Mulds915/
Molds912/
Mouldt834/
Moults832/
Mouldh831/
Muelds830/
Maulds830/
Mold806,911/
Muld80730/
Moult731,867/
Moldt73743/
Mauld73191/
Mults7320/
Molts739/
Moeld734/
Molcs733/
Mgold732/
Muold732/
Moldz731/
Moild731/
Åmold731/
Molhd731/
Muild731/
Muldz731/
Meuld730/
Mhold730/
Moujahld711/
Mayholds710/
Mields6774/
Moltsh673/
Muteld672/
Moultz672/
Motled672/
Moiled672/
Moldtsova671/
Moldgy671/
Moweld671/
Mujald671/
Majold671/
Muglid671/
Moulth670/
Mulchs670/
Mayold670/
Moulte670/

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