How common is the surname Mauldin?

10,011 people in the United States had the surname Mauldin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,841 Americans. It ranked 3,561st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mauldin?

Bill Mauldin, American editorial cartoonist (1921–2003).

Where is the surname Mauldin most common?

Wikidata records people named Mauldin in the United States.

Is the surname Mauldin getting more or less common?

More common. 9,713 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,011 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Mauldin

A surname, carried by 10,011 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mauldin is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,011 people named Mauldin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,841 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,713.

#3,561

rank among US surnames

10,011

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,366)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,552	Bills	10,051	30,718
#3,553	Allard	10,047	30,730
#3,554	Kirchner	10,044	30,739
#3,555	Faber	10,039	30,755
#3,556	Layman	10,038	30,758
#3,557	Calvillo	10,032	30,776
#3,558	Sanborn	10,025	30,798

Who is named Mauldin

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

84% of people named Mauldin identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mauldins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Mauldin
American editorial cartoonist (1921–2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Maulding

Surnames that sound like Mauldin

Muldoon

Mauldin has the Soundex code M435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M435.

Questions

How common is the surname Mauldin?: 10,011 people in the United States had the surname Mauldin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,841 Americans. It ranked 3,561st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mauldin?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Mauldin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mauldin?: Bill Mauldin, American editorial cartoonist (1921–2003).
Where is the surname Mauldin most common?: Wikidata records people named Mauldin in the United States.
Is the surname Mauldin getting more or less common?: More common. 9,713 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,011 in 2010, up 3.1%.
What are other spellings of Mauldin?: Maulding.