Explore the Family Name Mutch

The meaning of Mutch

Scottish (Aberdeenshire) and English (Lancashire and Cheshire): nickname for a large (tall or fat) person, from Middle English moche, muche ‘big’ (a shortened form of mochel, muchel). Compare Mitchell, Meikle, and Muckle.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mutch has seen a marginal decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mutch was ranked 20,219th most popular, but slipped to the 20,591st position in 2010, showing a decline of 1.84%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Mutch surname increased from 1,225 in 2000 to 1,287 in 2010, an increment of 5.06%. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a slight dip of 2.22%, moving from 0.45 in 2000 to 0.44 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,219	#20,591	-1.84%
Count	1,225	1,287	5.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.44	-2.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mutch

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that there were shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Mutch surname between 2000 and 2010. People identifying as White remained the majority, despite a small decrease from 90.45% to 88.50%. There was a significant increase in the number of individuals reporting to be of two or more races, rising by 50.32% from 1.55% in 2000 to 2.33% in 2010. The Hispanic population also saw a substantial growth of 89.93%, escalating from 1.39% to 2.64%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black slightly increased from 5.47% to 5.52%. However, the percentages of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero from 0.57% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.45%	88.5%	-2.16%
Black	5.47%	5.52%	0.91%
Hispanic	1.39%	2.64%	89.93%
Two or More Races	1.55%	2.33%	50.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.57%	0%	0%