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The surname Mallard

A surname, carried by 6,583 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M463

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mallard is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

Eponymised form of mallard.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,583 people named Mallard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,900 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,602.

#5,289
rank among US surnames
6,583
people in 2010
2.2
per 100,000 Americans
+17.5%
change since 2000 (was #5,682)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#5,285Fortenberry6,58946,858
#5,287Bays6,58846,865
#5,288Brodie6,58546,886
#5,289Mallard6,58346,900

Who is named Mallard

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

52% of people named Mallard identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 10% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • White (not Hispanic) 52%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 34%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 10%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
  • Two or more races 1.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mallards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Felix Mallard
    Australian actor, musician, and model, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mallard

Mallard has the Soundex code M463, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M463.

Questions

Where does the surname Mallard come from?
Eponymised form of mallard.
How common is the surname Mallard?
6,583 people in the United States had the surname Mallard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,900 Americans. It ranked 5,289th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mallard?
In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Mallard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mallard?
Felix Mallard, Australian actor, musician, and model.
Where is the surname Mallard most common?
Wikidata records people named Mallard in Australia.
Is the surname Mallard getting more or less common?
More common. 5,602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,583 in 2010, up 18%.