Explore the Family Name Mollick

The meaning of Mollick

English (Somerset): variant of Mullock, a nickname from Middle English mullok ‘rubbish’. It is possible that the surname is locative as the word mullok also had the sense ‘rubbish heap’, but the nickname sense is more likely. This surname is rare in Britain.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mollick saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 72,717th in popularity among surnames in the United States, with approximately 249 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the surname had slipped to 79,075th place with around 241 people carrying the Mollick name. This represents a decline of 8.74% in rank and around a 3.21% decrease in the count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,717	#79,075	-8.74%
Count	249	241	-3.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mollick

In terms of ethnicity, the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census indicate changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mollick. A notable rise was seen in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, showing a significant increase of 51.83% from 6.83% in 2000 to 10.37% in 2010. Concurrently, there was a slight dip in those identifying as White from 89.56% in 2000 to 83.82% in 2010, indicating a decrease of approximately 6.41%. The year 2010 also marked the first recorded instance of individuals with the Mollick surname identifying as Hispanic at 3.32%, while the categories of Black, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.56%	83.82%	-6.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.83%	10.37%	51.83%
Hispanic	0%	3.32%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%