# Mould (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mould/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 772 |
| US rank (2010) | 30,303 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 399,929 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.6% (711 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English surname, from the Middle English personal name Mauld, reduced from Anglo-Norman Mathilde, a form of the name Matilda. This was a learned borrowing much less common than the vernacular forms Mahalt, Maud and the reduced pet form Till.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mould in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mould in the United States.

## People named Mould

- Bob Mould, American musician

## Similar surnames

Mallett, Millet, Mellott, Millett, Malott, Mullet, Mallette, Mullett, Millwood, Millette, Mallet, Mollett.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.