Explore the Family Name Mounce

The meaning of Mounce

1. English (Devon; of Norman origin): habitational name, possibly from Moyon (Manche). Compare Moon 2. 2. Possibly an Americanized form of German and Swiss German Manz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mounce has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade, with its rank slipping from 10,811 in 2000 to 11,092 in 2010, reflecting a change of -2.6%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals carrying the Mounce surname rose from 2,706 to 2,862 during the same period, marking a 5.76% increase. However, when looking at the proportion per 100k, there was a -3% change from 1.0 in 2000 to 0.97 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,811	#11,092	-2.6%
Count	2,706	2,862	5.76%
Proportion per 100k	1	0.97	-3%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mounce

The ethnic identity associated with the Mounce surname has also shown shifts over time as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest group remains those identifying as White, comprising 95.16% in 2000 and slightly falling to 94.72% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic showed a significant percentage increase of 50%, moving from 1.4% to 2.1%. Those identifying as having two or more races also increased by 24.58%, growing from 1.18% to 1.47%. On the other hand, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander decreased dramatically by 60%, from 0.7% to 0.28%, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell by 8.27%, from 1.33% to 1.22%. Black respondents had a minor decrease, from 0.22% to 0.21%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.16%	94.72%	-0.46%
Hispanic	1.4%	2.1%	50%
Two or More Races	1.18%	1.47%	24.58%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.33%	1.22%	-8.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.28%	-60%
Black	0.22%	0.21%	-4.55%