Mount Surname
Approximately 16,603 people bear this surname
Mount Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mount,' i.e. the rising ground, Middle English muni. v. Munt for further early instances.
Alan atte Mount, Close Rolls, 12 Edward III. pt.
1569. Thomas Mounte and Mary Kyrkebye: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameMount Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,996 | 1:30,215 | 3,758 |
| England | 2,003 | 1:27,817 | 3,767 |
| Australia | 774 | 1:34,878 | 4,599 |
| Canada | 665 | 1:55,407 | 6,565 |
| Iran | 393 | 1:195,375 | 15,880 |
| New Zealand | 156 | 1:29,028 | 5,072 |
| Scotland | 114 | 1:46,963 | 4,152 |
| Northern Ireland | 91 | 1:20,275 | 2,435 |
| Ireland | 57 | 1:82,613 | 4,798 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Barbados | 23 | 1:12,498 | 851 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 99 | 1:44,746 | 3,937 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,075 | 1:22,675 | 3,180 |
| Scotland | 80 | 1:46,790 | 3,324 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,083 | 1:16,289 | 2,070 |
Mount (273) may also be a first name.
Mount Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mount,' i.e. the rising ground, Middle English muni. v. Munt for further early instances.
Alan atte Mount, Close Rolls, 12 Edward III. pt.
1569. Thomas Mounte and Mary Kyrkebye: Marriage Lic. (London).
1626. Robert Mount and Joane Stanley: ibid.
Of local origin. There is a Mount near Dolphington, Peeblesshire, near Cupar in Fife, and near Strathaven, Lanarkshire. Roger of the Mount was juror on an inquest made at Traqueyr, 1272 (Bain, II, 34), and Alexander del Monthe rendered homage at Perth, 1291 (RR.). James Mounth was retrouted heir of James Mounth of Poffill of Sttakynnes, his father, in the lands of Poffil of Strakynnes vulgariter nuncupatis Sawgreiff-islandis of Strakynnes, 1643 (Retours, Fife, 638). Marion Mount is recorded in Braidwood, 1622, and David Mount, burgess of Lanark, 1661 (Lanark CR.).
(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Hill [Middle English mount, mont, French mont, Latin mons, mont-is, a hill] Alan atte Mount.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1338.
See Mountain. Many slightly elevated spots in the South of England are known as "The Mount."
Robert, Richard, Ralph, John Ranulph de Monte, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William de Monte, Engl. 1189 (Rot. Pip.).
Mount Demographics
Mount Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Mount Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mount Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mount (Marathi: मुनोत, Russian: Моунт) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mount? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mount is the 32,101st most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 438,929 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Mount are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 537,992nd most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 273 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 11,996 people, or 1 in 30,215. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Mount is found in 78 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Mount Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mount has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mount surname expanded 389 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 42 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 538 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mount Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (42%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Mount last name are 17.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.99% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mount earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.48% less than the national average, earning R 139,068 per year; in United States they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $42,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.11% more than the national average, earning $55,700 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mount Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mount in the Marathi language | ||
| मुनोत | munota | 40 |
| माऊंट | ma'unta | 40 |
| माउंट | ma'unta | 20 |
| Mount in the Russian language | ||
| Моунт | mount | - |
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