The Maul surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,185 people carried this name — #10,119 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 92,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,127 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Maul surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Maule’.

His entry covers Maul, Maule, Maull and Mawle.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 522 · public domain.

In Poland’s population register

64 people named Maul have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 98 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 60
Silesian 4

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

44 people named Maul live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 12
Thurgau 7
Bern 4
Basel-Landschaft 4
Basel-Stadt 4
Schaffhausen 4
St. Gallen 3
Vaud 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 41 people named Maul.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Moselle 13
Haute-Saône 6
Meurthe-et-Moselle 5
Bas-Rhin 4
Jura 2
Rhône 2
Doubs 1
Paris 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Maul in American newspapers,
1919.

Newspaper page from The Elbert County Tribune carrying the name Maul
The Elbert County Tribune 1919-08-29
Newspaper page from The Elbert County Tribune carrying the name Maul
The Elbert County Tribune 1919-09-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Maul in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

1,645 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Maul. The most, 473, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 682
Victoria 351
Queensland 329
Tasmania 122
South Australia 96
Western Australia 49
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Maul.

Who carried it

People named Maul,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Martin Maul d. 1727
  • Frances Etrenne Hoskyns d. 1963
  • Thomas Maul 1614–1661 · politician
  • Friedrich Maul 1688–1748 · mintmaster
  • Richard Compton Maul 1821–1888
  • Alfred Maul 1828–1907 · gymnast

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Maul,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States705 records

705 records of the Maul name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 326
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 139
  • Other U.S. records 240
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Henry Maul

    Born 1920 in Illinois. Enlisted 1941 at Chicago; metal worker from Cook County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery, Oak Lawn, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hans Maul

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Rhein from Bremen, aged 24; clerk. From Fürth, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Henry Eugene Maul

    Born 1948; from Worland, Wyoming. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 705 records for Maul in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany775 records

775 records of the Maul name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 756
  • German applications to settle and marry 10
  • Other German records 9
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Maul

    Born 1898; from Pfaffendorf. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 360).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Stephan Maul

    Left Häuselstein for North America in 1854; farmhand.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sabina Maul

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Castell in 1862.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Würzburg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 775 records for Maul in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands170 records

170 records of the Maul name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 113
  • Dutch population registers 49
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 8
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jean Maul

    Married in 1797 in Maastricht; born 1747 in Nn. Died 1807 in Maastricht, aged 60.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elisabeth Catharina Maria Maul

    Born 1901 in 's-Gravenhage. Married in 1937 in 's-Gravenhage; saleswoman.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elisabeth Geertruida Everarda Maul

    Born 1880 in 's-Gravenhage. Died 1953 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 170 records for Maul in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia33 records

33 records of the Maul name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 23
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Other Australian records 7
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ernst Maul

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Elbe, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ivy Frances Maul

    Of Forest Hill, Victoria; died 1984.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Johann Sebastian Emil Maul

    Died 1999; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 33 records for Maul in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France20 records

20 records of the Maul name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Claire Maul

    Born 1900 in Hayange; died 1989 in Fameck (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elie Jean-Baptiste Maul

    Born 1915 in Thil; died 1977 in Errouville (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Christiane Maul

    Born 1941 in Gertwiller; died 2000 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Maul in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Maul name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alex Maul

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Circassian, bound for St Catherines, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John W. J. Maul

    Buried in 1961 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Albert Alfred Maul

    Died 1947; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Maul in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Maul name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Andrew Maul

    Served in the First World War. Named in the Peebleshire roll of honour (1916).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Maul

    Sapper, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Switzerland1 record

1 record of the Maul name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Stefan Maul

    Married in 1649 in Zollikon, canton of Zürich; of Zürich.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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