Find out how popular the last name Maul is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Maul.

Maul, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Maul surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maul in America

Maul is the 10119th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maul surname appeared 3,185 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Maul.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maul to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Maul

The surname MAUL originated in Germany and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Middle High German word "mul" which means "mule" or "small horse". This occupational surname was likely first given to a muleteer or someone who worked with mules.

The earliest recorded use of the name MAUL dates back to the 13th century, with mentions found in old parish records and tax rolls from regions like Bavaria and Saxony. Some of the earliest spellings include Maull, Maul, and Mauler. The name was also written as Mul and Muhl in certain areas.

In the 1086 Domesday Book, a survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror, there are no direct listings of the surname MAUL. However, there are entries for place names like Multon and Muleton, which could be related to the name's origins.

Notable historical figures with the surname MAUL include Johannes Maul (1592-1659), a German theologian and writer from Nuremberg. Another early bearer was Heinrich Maul (1646-1722), a Prussian composer and organist active in Berlin during the Baroque period.

In the 18th century, Johann Wilhelm Maul (1720-1788) was a German theologian and philosopher who published works on logic and metaphysics. Around the same time, Johann Gottfried Maul (1719-1794) was a German pastor and author from Saxony.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in England is William Maul, born in 1685 in Devonshire. He later immigrated to the American colonies in the early 1700s and settled in Virginia.

While the surname MAUL originated in Germany, it eventually spread to other parts of Europe and beyond through migration and trade routes. Over time, it evolved into various spellings and regional variations, but its roots can be traced back to the Middle High German word for "mule".

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maul

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Maul.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Maul was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Maul has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Maul was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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