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

Molett, 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 Molett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Molett in America

Molett is the 55505th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Molett surname appeared 370 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Molett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Molett 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 Molett

The surname MOLETT originated in the Normandy region of France during the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the Norman French word "molette," which referred to a small star-shaped spur or rowel used on horseshoes. This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname for a maker or supplier of these items.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Molet" in Wiltshire, England. This entry likely refers to a Norman landowner or tenant who had taken on the surname after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

By the 13th century, the name had spread to other parts of England, and various spellings were used, such as Molett, Mollet, and Mollett. In 1273, a John Molett was listed in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire, while a Robert Molet was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296.

In the 14th century, the name continued to be found in various records across England. For instance, a William Molet was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1379, and a John Mollett was mentioned in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Wiltshire in 1380.

One notable bearer of the MOLETT surname was Sir Thomas Molett, a wealthy merchant and Knight of the Shire for Cambridgeshire in the English Parliament. He was born around 1450 and died in 1515. Another prominent figure was John Molett, a Protestant martyr who was burned at the stake in Colchester, Essex, in 1556 during the Marian persecutions.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in various places, including the Parish Registers of Staffordshire, where a William Molett was recorded in 1592. In Scotland, the name was sometimes spelled as Mollet or Mollat, as in the case of James Mollat, a merchant in Edinburgh in the late 1500s.

Over time, variations of the MOLETT surname emerged, such as Mollitt, Mollit, and Mollett, and the name spread to other parts of the British Isles and beyond. Some notable bearers in later centuries included Richard Molett, a Puritan settler in Massachusetts in the 1630s, and John Mollett, a British Army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Molett

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

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 Molett 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 Molett 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 Molett was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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