Explore the Family Name Mundle

The meaning of Mundle

1. German (rarely Mündle): from the short form Mundo of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with munt ‘protection, guardianship’. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Mündel (see Mundell). 3. Scottish (Dumfriesshire): variant of Mundell.

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

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mundle has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 64,572 in popularity, but by 2010, it had moved up to rank 49,914, reflecting a growth of 22.7%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew during these years, from 288 to 420, marking an increase of 45.83%. The proportion of people named Mundle per 100,000 also saw an uptick, rising from 0.11 to 0.14, a change of 27.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,572	#49,914	22.7%
Count	288	420	45.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mundle

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Mundle, also based on the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals that there were some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander doubled from 3.13% to 6.67%, showing a 113.10% change. The proportion of those identified as White fell from 48.96% to 38.33%, a decrease of 21.71%, while the percentage of individuals identifying as Black rose slightly from 45.83% to 53.33%, a positive change of 16.36%. There was no change in the percentages of those who identified as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native, nor was there any data available for those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	45.83%	53.33%	16.36%
White	48.96%	38.33%	-21.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.13%	6.67%	113.1%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%