Mulcaster Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mulcaster Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mulcaster,' now Muncaster, a parish in Cumberland; compare baluster and banister.

Robert de Molecastre, Cumberland, 1270. Writs of Parliament.

Walter de Mulecastre, Cumberland, 1287.

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Mulcaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1591:231,73322,208
England1401:397,98627,485
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mulcaster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mulcaster,' now Muncaster, a parish in Cumberland; compare baluster and banister.

Robert de Molecastre, Cumberland, 1270. Writs of Parliament.

Walter de Mulecastre, Cumberland, 1287. Writs of Parliament.

1560. Married — Rycharde Monckestre and Katherine Ashleye: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1662. Henry Hesketh and Sarah Mulcaster: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(Scandinavian + Anglo-Latin) belonging to Mul- caster, corrupted to Muncaster (Cumb.), anciently Meolcastre = the (Roman) CAMP at the Sandbank or Sandhill [Old Norse mel-r, a sandbank, sandhill + a derivative of Latin castra, a camp] Muncaster Castle is situated at Esk- Meol, near the mouth of the R. Esk.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This ancient family derive their name from the parish of Mulcaster, now corruptly written Muncaster, in Cumberland. "All the Mulcasters are descended from one David de Mulcaster, the son of Benedict Pennington, who lived in king John's time." It seems that the family of Pennington, who derived their name from the place so called in Lancashire, were possessors of Mulcaster from the earliest times, and that the surname of De Mulcaster was first assumed as here stated. See Hutchinson's Cumberland, i. 565. B.L.G. however mentions a Richard do M. as warder of the castle of Carlisle temp. William Rufus.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A chapelry in Cumberland. See Mulcaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mulcaster Last Name Facts

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

Mulcaster is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mulcaster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulcaster? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 731,961st most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. Mulcaster is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Mulcaster are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 231,733. In Canada Mulcaster is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 64 percent are found, British Columbia, where 26 percent are found and Alberta, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Canada Mulcaster occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Mulcaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mulcaster has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mulcaster surname declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 375 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mulcaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mulcaster are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mulcaster earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 41.44% more than the national average, earning $61,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.99% more than the national average, earning $59,120 CAD per year.

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