Moult Surname

219,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Moult Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matilda'; v. Moulson, Mould, and Mowl.

1628. Laurence Moult, of Congleton: Wills at Chester.

1636. Margaret Moult, of Congleton, widow. ibid.

Moult Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0391:53,6276,542
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
Australia1611:167,67517,258
Yemen1311:201,7208,568
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Wales551:56,2645,128
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Canada481:767,61660,775
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Scotland181:297,43413,849
France101:6,642,272293,169
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6301:38,6914,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Moult 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'; v. Moulson, Mould, and Mowl.

1628. Laurence Moult, of Congleton: Wills at Chester.

1636. Margaret Moult, of Congleton, widow. ibid.

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

Moult Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moult is most common in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moult? popularity and diffusion

Moult is the 219,166th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,903,345 people. The surname Moult occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Moult live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Moult is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,039 people, or 1 in 53,627. In England it is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 13 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Moult Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moult has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Moult surname increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moult Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Moult are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moult earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.38% more than the national average, earning R 359,736 per year; in United States they earn 13.28% more than the national average, earning $48,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $49,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouldt914/
Moultz912/
Moults912/
Moulth910/
Moulte910/
Mout899,138/
Molt891,466/
Mult89306/
Moulthe830/
Mould8010,402/
Mault80795/
Moldt80743/
Moust80307/
Mults8020/
Mouts8011/
Multh8010/
Mollt808/
Multe805/
Hmout804/
Moutt803/
Moltt802/
Molth801/
Moutp801/
Moudt801/
Mullt801/
Moelt800/
Muilt800/
Moolt800/
Mou751,415,785/
Mut7586,253/
Moulds734,053/
Maultz7377/
Mutlet7353/
Moutch739/
Møholt734/
Moolte732/
Multhe732/
Multte731/
Moolth731/
Moudth731/
Mouldh731/
Muselt731/
Mouths731/
Mulltt730/
Moutts730/
Maulte730/
Maut6712,788/
Mold676,911/
Mous675,339/
Moud675,113/
Must674,412/
Mouh672,824/
Muit672,085/
Mouy671,011/
Muld67730/
Mutt67579/
Mouj67567/
Mohu67556/
Moux67438/
Mouz67288/
Mhou67168/
'Mou67148/
Meut6735/
Moup6721/
Mmou6717/
Moltowa6717/
Muyt6714/
Moushth6714/
Mgou6713/
Mouë678/
Multova677/
Mudt677/
Multsch677/
Mhut675/
Hmut674/
Hmou672/
M'Ou671/
Museldt671/
Muillet671/
Mutd671/

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