Explore the Family Name Mullendore

The meaning of Mullendore

Americanized form of German Mühlentor, a topographic name for someone who lived at a place called as the ‘mill gate’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mullendore has seen a slight decrease from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held a rank of 31,884, which fell to 32,676 in 2010, marking a change of -2.48%. However, interestingly, the count of individuals with this surname increased slightly by 2.78% from 684 to 703 over the same decade. The representation of the surname Mullendore per 100,000 people also showed a minor decline of -4.0%, going from 0.25 to 0.24.

20002010Change
Rank#31,884#32,676-2.48%
Count6847032.78%
Proportion per 100k0.250.24-4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mullendore

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Mullendore identify as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 97.66% in 2000 to 94.59% in 2010. A notable change was observed in the Hispanic demographic, which saw an increase from 0.88% in 2000 to 2.70% in 2010. There was also a small emergence in the category "Two or More Races", which did not exist in 2000 but made up 1.28% of the Mullendores in 2010. The categories "Asian/Pacific Islander" and "Black" remained constant at 0% for both years, while the "American Indian and Alaskan Native" group saw a negligible decrease from 1.02% to 1.00%.

20002010Change
White97.66%94.59%-3.14%
Hispanic0.88%2.7%206.82%
Two or More Races0%1.28%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native1.02%1%-1.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%