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    The surname Mouton

    A surname, carried by 6,535 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M350

    Mouton: #5,329 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mouton #5,329, 6,535 people Mouton: #5,329 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mouton #5,329, 6,535 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mouton is more common than 96.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,535 people named Mouton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,245 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,015.

    #5,329
    rank among US surnames
    6,535
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.6%
    change since 2000 (was #5,335)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,322Ladner6,55147,130
    #5,323Beiler6,54947,144
    #5,324Yin6,54847,151
    #5,325Marlowe6,54347,187
    #5,326Recinos6,54047,209
    #5,327Tibbetts6,53847,223
    #5,328Lehr6,53747,230

    Who is named Mouton

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

    48% of people named Mouton identified as Black (not Hispanic), 46% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 48%
    • White (not Hispanic) 46%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Moutons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alexandre Mouton
      American politician (1804-1885)
    • Melba Roy Mouton
      African-American Assistant Chief of Research Programs at NASA, 1929–1990

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mouton

    Mouton has the Soundex code M350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M350.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Mouton?
    6,535 people in the United States had the surname Mouton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,245 Americans. It ranked 5,329th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mouton?
    In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Mouton identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 46% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Mouton?
    Alexandre Mouton, American politician (1804-1885), followed by Melba Roy Mouton.
    Where is the surname Mouton most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mouton in the United States.
    Is the surname Mouton getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,015 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,535 in 2010, up 8.6%.