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    The surname Mudd

    A surname, carried by 6,391 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex M300

    Mudd: #5,444 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mudd #5,444, 6,391 people Mudd: #5,444 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mudd #5,444, 6,391 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mudd is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,391 people named Mudd in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,309 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,294.

    #5,444
    rank among US surnames
    6,391
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.5%
    change since 2000 (was #5,116)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,435Albanese6,40748,189
    #5,436Delapaz6,40448,211
    #5,437Aguero6,40248,226
    #5,438Haynie6,40048,241
    #5,441Fairley6,39848,257
    #5,442Rawson6,39548,279
    #5,443Quirk6,39248,302

    Who is named Mudd

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

    88% of people named Mudd identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mudds

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Roger Mudd
      American television news reporter and anchor, 1928–2021

    Questions

    How common is the surname Mudd?
    6,391 people in the United States had the surname Mudd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,309 Americans. It ranked 5,444th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mudd?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Mudd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Mudd?
    Roger Mudd, American television news reporter and anchor.
    Where is the surname Mudd most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mudd in the United States.
    Is the surname Mudd getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,294 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,391 in 2010, up 1.5%.