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    The surname Mould

    A Norman surname, carried by 772 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex M430

    Mould: #30,303 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mould #30,303, 772 people Mould: #30,303 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Mould #30,303, 772 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mould is more common than 81.3% of them.

    Origin

    Norman origin

    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.

    One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 772 people named Mould in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 399,929 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 711.

    #30,303
    rank among US surnames
    772
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.6%
    change since 2000 (was #30,900)

    Who is named Mould

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

    92% of people named Mould identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Moulds

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bob Mould
      American musician, born 1960

    Other Norman surnames

    All 128 Norman surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mould come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Mould?
    772 people in the United States had the surname Mould in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 399,929 Americans. It ranked 30,303rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mould?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Mould identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Mould?
    Bob Mould, American musician.
    Where is the surname Mould most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mould in the United States.
    Is the surname Mould getting more or less common?
    More common. 711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 772 in 2010, up 8.6%.