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

Mount, 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 Mount surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mount in America

Mount is the 4055th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mount surname appeared 8,754 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Mount.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mount 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 Mount

The surname MOUNT is an English toponymic name derived from the Old English word "munt" meaning "hill" or "mountain". It originated in various regions of England where people lived near or worked on hills or mountainous areas, such as the Peak District or the Cotswolds.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be traced back to the late 12th century. The Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1195 mention a William del Mont, while the Curia Regis Rolls of Bedfordshire in 1212 record a Henry de la Munte.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, there are several references to places with names containing the element "munt" or "mont", such as Mundesfelde in Warwickshire and Monton in Lancashire, suggesting that the surname may have derived from these locations.

Notable individuals with the surname MOUNT include Sir Christopher Mount (1552-1622), an English merchant and Lord Mayor of London; John Mount (1610-1685), an English clergyman and author; William Mount (1753-1833), an English engraver and painter; and William Sidney Mount (1807-1868), an American painter known for his genre scenes of rural life.

Another prominent figure was Richard Mount (c. 1677-1768), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Newtown on the Isle of Wight. He was also the owner of Warden Abbey, a historical estate in Bedfordshire.

During the medieval period, the surname MOUNT appeared in various spellings, such as Monte, Mounte, and Munt, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mount

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

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

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