Explore the Family Name Mohl

The meaning of Mohl

1. North German (Möhl): variant of Moehle. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): possibly from Hebrew mohel, an occupational name meaning ‘circumciser’. Some characteristic forenames: German Erhardt, Ewald, Juergen, Otto, Reinhard.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mohl has slightly decreased over the years. In 2000, the rank of the Mohl surname was 24,560, but it dropped to 25,701 in 2010, marking a 4.65% decrease. Despite the drop in rank, the count of people with the Mohl surname actually increased marginally from 954 in 2000 to 959 in 2010, indicating a 0.52% increase. The proportion per 100k also saw a small decrease of 5.71%, moving from 0.35 in 2000 to 0.33 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,560	#25,701	-4.65%
Count	954	959	0.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.33	-5.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mohl

The ethnic identity associated with the Mohl surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of people with the Mohl surname identify as White, with 94.97% in 2000 and a slight decrease to 94.06% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 23.81%, reaching 1.04% in 2010 from 0.84% in 2000. There was a notable increase of 55.32% in people who identified with two or more races, going from 0.94% to 1.46%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a minor decrease of 0.38%, settling at 2.61% in 2010. The data for 2010 showed no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.97%	94.06%	-0.96%
Hispanic	2.62%	2.61%	-0.38%
Two or More Races	0.94%	1.46%	55.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.84%	1.04%	23.81%
Black	0.63%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%