Mulder

Mulder is a surname of two possible origins: Dutch and German.

It may be Dutch language occupational surname. It is an archaic Dutch word for "miller" (modern Dutch: molenaar). With 38,207 people in the Netherlands named Mulder, it was the 12th most common name there in 2007.[1] In Belgium the form De Mulder ("the miller") is more common.[2]

The surname Mulder is also an occupational name of German origin, meaning "the maker of wooden bowls", from Middle High German mulde "bowl", "trough", or "tub" + the agent suffix -er.

Notable people with this name include:

Mulder

  • Agnes Mulder (born 1973), Dutch CDA politician
  • Allan Mulder (1928–2009), Australian Labor Party politician
  • Anne Mulder (born 1969), Dutch VVD politician
  • Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker (born 1940), Dutch historian
  • Anthonie Rouwenhorst Mulder (1848–1901), Dutch engineer and foreign advisor in Japan
  • Bob Mulder (born 1974), Dutch football midfielder
  • Boyito Mulder (born 1991), Dutch figure skater
  • Bret Mulder (born 1964), Australian cricket player
  • Catharina Mulder (1723–1798), Dutch orangist and riot leader
  • Charles Mulder (1897–?), Belgian bobsledder and ice hockey player
  • Connie Mulder (1925–1988), South African politician and minister
  • Corné Mulder (born 1950s), South African politician
  • Dave Mulder (born 1939), American (Iowa) politician
  • Dennis Mulder (born 1978), American mayor in Florida
  • Dikkie Mulder (born c. 1970s), South African rugby player
  • Dustley Mulder (born 1985), Dutch-born Curaçaoan footballer
  • Edgar Mulder (born 1961), Dutch PVV politician
  • Eduard Mulder [de; nl] (1832–1924), Dutch chemist, son of Gerardus Johannes
  • Eefke Mulder (born 1977), Dutch field hockey player
  • Elisabeth Mulder (1904–1987), Spanish writer, poet, translator, and journalist
  • Erwin Mulder (born 1989), Dutch football goalkeeper
  • Frank Mulder (born 1946), Dutch rower
  • Frederick Mulder (born 1943), Canadian-British art dealer and philanthropist
  • Frits Mulder (fl. 1928), Belgian competitive sailor
  • Gerardus Johannes Mulder (1802–1880), Dutch organic chemist
  • Gerben Mulder (born 1972), Dutch artist in the U.S. and Brazil
  • Gertjan Mulder (born 1975), Belgian-born Dutch rapper known as "Brainpower"
  • Gino Mulder (born 1987), Aruban footballer in the Netherlands
  • Grant R. Mulder (born 1940s), U.S. Air Force Major General
  • Hans Mulder (born 1987), Dutch football midfielder
  • Hans Mulder (scientist) (born 1969), Dutch computer scientist and enterprise engineer
  • Hendrik Mulder (born c. 1970s), South African rugby player
  • Herman Mulder (born c.1948), Dutch sustainable finance and investment writer
  • Ineke Mulder (born 1950), Dutch Labour Party politician
  • Jacob Mulder (born 1995), Australian-born Irish cricketer
  • Jacob D. Mulder (1901–1965), Dutch surgeon and podiatrist who developed the physical exam Mulder's sign
  • Jan Mulder (footballer) (born 1945), Dutch football striker, writer, columnist, and TV personality
  • Jan Mulder (musician) (born 1963), Dutch-American pianist, composer, and orchestra conductor
  • Jan Mulder (politician) (born 1943), Dutch VVD politician
  • Japie Mulder (born 1969), South African rugby player
  • Jean Mulder (linguist) (born 1954), American linguist
  • John Mulder (1865–1941), American (Wisconsin) politician
  • Joseph Mulder (1658–1742), Dutch engraver and printmaker
  • Justin Mulder (born 1996), Dutch football midfielder
  • Karen Mulder (born 1970), Dutch supermodel and singer, sister of Saskia
  • Ko Mulder [es; ja; nl] (1900–1988), Dutch architect and urban designer
  • Lau Mulder (1927–2006), Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
  • Leland E. Mulder (1925–1993), American (Wisconsin) politician
  • Machteld Mulder (born 1989), Dutch middle distance runner
  • Mandy Mulder (born 1987), Dutch competitive sailor
  • Mark Mulder (born 1977), American baseball pitcher
  • Maud Mulder (born 1981), Dutch pop singer and field hockey player
  • Mauricio Mulder (born 1956), Peruvian Aprista Party politician
  • Michel Mulder (born 1986), Dutch speed skater, twin brother of Ronald
  • Mychal Mulder (born 1994), Canadian basketball player
  • Pieter Mulder (born 1951), South African Freedom Front Plus politician
  • Raoul Mulder (born 1960s), Australian ornithologist and evolutionary ecologist
  • Richard Mulder (1938-2022), American physician and politician
  • Rick Mulder (born 1996), Dutch football midfielder
  • Ronald Mulder (born 1986), Dutch speed skater, twin brother of Michel
  • Samuel Israel Mulder (1792–1862), Dutch-Jewish educationist
  • Saskia Mulder (born 1973), Dutch film and television actress, sister of Karen
  • Scott Mulder (born 1992), Canadian track cyclist
  • Terry Mulder (born 1952), Australian (Victoria) politician
  • Teun Mulder (born 1981), Dutch track cyclist
  • Tony Mulder (born 1955), Dutch-born Australian (Tasmanian) politician and former police officer
  • Tyler Mulder (born 1987), American track and field athlete
  • Willem Mulder (born 1998), South African cricketer
  • Youri Mulder (born 1969), Dutch football striker and manager, son of the footballer Jan Mulder

De Mulder / Demulder

Mulders

Fictional characters

See also

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References

  1. ^ Mulder at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
  2. ^ De Mulder at familienaam.be
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