Explore the Family Name Mollison

The meaning of Mollison

Scottish (Aberdeenshire and Angus): metronymic from the personal name Mollie. The female personal name Mollie is a diminutive of Moll, which in 16th-century Scotland may be a pet form of either Maud or Mary. See Moll and Mallison.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mollison has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The ranking slipped from 39,756 in 2000 to 43,584 in 2010, showing a drop of almost 10%. Similarly, the count of people bearing this surname also fell by approximately 5% over this period, going from 520 in 2000 to 495 in 2010. Correspondingly, the proportion of people with the Mollison surname per 100,000 population lowered by around 10.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,756	#43,584	-9.63%
Count	520	495	-4.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mollison

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some notable shifts for the Mollison surname between 2000 and 2010. While there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, there was a significant increase of approximately 153% in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 1.92% to 4.85%. There was also a moderate rise of roughly 18% in those identifying as Black, increasing from 18.85% to 22.22%. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races increased by nearly 40%, while the share of those identifying as White decreased by just over 9%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.15%	69.09%	-9.27%
Black	18.85%	22.22%	17.88%
Hispanic	1.92%	4.85%	152.6%
Two or More Races	2.31%	3.23%	39.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%