The Molle surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 673 people carried this name — #33,810 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is down 8% from 730 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,749 people named Molle.
59 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 81 départements, most often Vendée.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 386 people named Molle live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 282 people named Molle live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
34 people named Molle live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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.
Who carried it
People named Molle,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jules Molle 1868–1931 · physician -
George Jardine Molle d. 1916
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Henry Molle 1597–1658 · composer
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Vincenzo Molle 1600–1700 · politician
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George James Molle 1773–1823
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Jean Molle 1876–1918 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Molle.
- Molis 245 · U.S. census
- Molitor 3,712 · U.S. census
- Moll 7,131 · U.S. census
- Molla 768 · U.S. census
- Molland 117 · U.S. census
- Mollard 274 · U.S. census
- Moller 4,209 · U.S. census
- Molles 163 · U.S. census
- Mollet 820 · U.S. census
- Mollica 1,900 · U.S. census
- Mollicone 250 · U.S. census
- Mollin 151 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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