Explore the Family Name Mollet

The meaning of Mollet

1. French and Swiss French: topographic name for someone who lived in a muddy or boggy place, from a diminutive of mol ‘marsh, bog’ (compare Molle). This surname is also found in Germany. 2. English: variant of Mollett. 3. Channel Islands: nickname from French mollet ‘calf (of the leg)’. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Jacques, Jean Claude.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Mollet" experienced an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from position 29,662 in 2000 to 28,967 in 2010, marking an upswing of 2.34%. Over the same decade, the count of individuals carrying the surname Mollet also increased by 9.48%, from 749 in 2000 to 820 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,662	#28,967	2.34%
Count	749	820	9.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.28	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mollet

Turning to ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some shifts amongst those with the surname "Mollet" between 2000 and 2010. While in 2000, an overwhelming majority identified as White (96.13%), this percentage dropped to 92.93% by 2010. Conversely, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant jump from 1.20% in 2000 to 3.05% in 2010, an increase of 154.17%. The Black demographic also saw an increase, albeit less dramatic, from 0.93% to 1.71%. Furthermore, the number of individuals with multiple ethnic identities rose from 0.93% to 1.46%. No change was observed in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.13%	92.93%	-3.33%
Hispanic	1.2%	3.05%	154.17%
Black	0.93%	1.71%	83.87%
Two or More Races	0.93%	1.46%	56.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%