Moll Family History

Moll Surname Meaning

English (Norfolk): from the Middle English female personal name Moll(e) Mol, a common pet form of Maud (see Mould and Maude). English (Norfolk): nickname from Middle English molle, mol(e), moul ‘mole’ (the burrowing animal) given perhaps to someone who wore moleskin, a mole catcher, or to someone with poor sight, or alternatively from Middle English mol ‘effeminate man’.

German: nickname from a dialect term for a plump, stout person. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Poland.

Catalan: nickname for a weak or ineffectual person from moll ‘soft, weak’ (from Latin mollis).

Dutch: variant of Mol.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Mole, Molle, Goll, Mall, Poll, Molla, Toll, Mill, Noll, Coll

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Where is the Moll family from?

You can see how Moll families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Moll family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Moll families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 26 Moll families living in Ontario. This was about 47% of all the recorded Moll's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Moll families in 1911.

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What did your Moll ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Moll.

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Farmer

70%

Foreman

16%

Laborer

16%

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There are 10K immigration records available for the last name Moll. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 12K military records available for the last name Moll. For the veterans among your Moll ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Moll lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Moll life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Moll in 1945 was 26, and 75 in 2004.

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Moll Surname Meaning

German: nickname from a dialect term for a plump, stout person. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Poland.

Catalan: nickname for a weak or ineffectual person from moll ‘soft, weak’ (from Latin mollis).

Dutch: variant of Mol.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Moll family from?

What did your Moll ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Moll.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

70%

Foreman

16%

Laborer

16%

What Moll family records will you find?

What is the average Moll lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Moll life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Moll in 1945 was 26, and 75 in 2004.

Moll Family History

Moll Surname Meaning

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Moll Surname Meaning

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Where is the Moll family from?

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

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