Explore the Family Name Catmull

The meaning of Catmull

English (Essex): variant of Cattermole, perhaps of Flemish origin, a habitational name from Quatre-Moulins (Hainault, Belgium), which is derived from Old French quatre moles ‘four mills’. Early spellings with -k- instead of -t-, such as Cakyrmoll (1478) and Cackamoule (1668), would be a normal English colloquial interchange of /t/ and /k/ but could point to a different but unknown etymology.

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How common is the last name Catmull in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Catmull has grown in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the Catmull surname was 76,465, while in 2010 it had risen to a rank of 67,519, indicating an increase in popularity by 11.7%. The count of people with the surname Catmull also increased from 234 in 2000 to 292 in 2010, marking a 24.79% growth. The proportion per 100k people also witnessed a slight upturn from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, demonstrating an 11.11% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,465	#67,519	11.7%
Count	234	292	24.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Catmull

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Catmull surname predominantly identifies as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, about 97.44% identified as White, though this percentage slightly decreased to 94.52% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. However, there was a notable emergence of Hispanic ethnicity within the Catmull surname population, going from 0 in 2000 to 4.79% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified with two or more races in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.44%	94.52%	-3%
Hispanic	0%	4.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%