The Molnar surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,586 people carried this name — #4,131 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 8,478 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Molnar surname
From Hungarian Molnár; from molnár (“miller”), also found in several Slavic languages. Sometimes Americanized from Dutch Molenaar.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Molnar» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
678 people named Molnar live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 260 people named Molnar 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 218 people named Molnar.
Most of them — 134 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 83 people named Molnar 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 Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
47 people named Molnar have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 344 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
509 people named Molnar are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Molnar in American newspapers,
1899–1957.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,655 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Molnar,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ferenc Molnár 1878–1952 · screenwriter -
Jula Molnar 1891–1967 · hotel manager -
Ljubica Molnar 1961– · painter -
Frank Molnar 1973– · presenter -
Szilvia Molnar 1984– · writer -
Antun Molnar 1797–1878 · poet
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 94 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Molnar.
- Mollica 1,900 · U.S. census
- Mollicone 250 · U.S. census
- Mollin 151 · U.S. census
- Mollo 775 · U.S. census
- Mollon 136 · U.S. census
- Molly 183 · U.S. census
- Molon 125 · U.S. census
- Molteni 148 · U.S. census
- Molter 1,800 · U.S. census
- Molton 698 · U.S. census
- Momon 606 · U.S. census
- Momot 216 · U.S. census
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