Explore the Family Name Mudgett

The meaning of Mudgett

English: from a pet form of Mudge.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mudgett decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Mudgett was ranked 23,884th in popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 26,975th, representing a change of -12.94%. The number of individuals with this surname also declined over the same period, from 987 in 2000 to 899 in 2010, marking an -8.92% change. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Mudgett per 100,000 also fell by -18.92%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,884	#26,975	-12.94%
Count	987	899	-8.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.3	-18.92%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mudgett

The ethnicity associated with the surname Mudgett also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as reflected in the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 91.49% of those with the Mudgett surname identified as white, but by 2010, this percentage had slightly decreased to 89.32%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Mudgetts identifying with two or more ethnicities increased significantly, from 1.52% in 2000 to 3.45% in 2010. Changes were also observed among those reporting as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, despite these categories not being represented in 2000; by 2010, they accounted for 1.11% and 0.67% respectively. Those identifying as Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native both saw a decrease, with Hispanics at 2.53% in 2000 to 2.22% in 2010, and American Indian and Alaskan Native from 3.75% to 3.23% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.49%	89.32%	-2.37%
Two or More Races	1.52%	3.45%	126.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.75%	3.23%	-13.87%
Hispanic	2.53%	2.22%	-12.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.11%	0%
Black	0%	0.67%	0%