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    The surname Maudlin

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 831 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M345

    Maudlin: #28,679 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Maudlin #28,679, 831 people Maudlin: #28,679 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Maudlin #28,679, 831 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maudlin is more common than 82.3% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    English surname, from Middle English Maudeleyn. Doublet of Madeleine, Magdalen, Magdalena, and Magdalene.

    Maudlin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 831 people named Maudlin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 371,535 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 842.

    #28,679
    rank among US surnames
    831
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #27,049)

    Who is named Maudlin

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

    93% of people named Maudlin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Maudling
    • Maulding

    Surnames that sound like Maudlin

    Maudlin has the Soundex code M345, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M345.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Maudlin come from?
    English surname, from Middle English Maudeleyn. Doublet of Madeleine, Magdalen, Magdalena, and Magdalene.
    How common is the surname Maudlin?
    831 people in the United States had the surname Maudlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 371,535 Americans. It ranked 28,679th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Maudlin?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Maudlin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Maudlin?
    Maudlin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Maudlin getting more or less common?
    Less common. 842 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 831 in 2010, down 1.3%.
    What are other spellings of Maudlin?
    Maudling and Maulding.