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.[ Mulder at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands] In Belgium the form De Mulder ("the miller") is more common.[ De Mulder at familienaam.be]
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:
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Agnes Mulder (born 1973), Dutch politician
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Allan Mulder (1928–2009), Australian politician
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Anne Mulder (born 1969), Dutch politician
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Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker (born 1940), Dutch historian
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Anthonie Rouwenhorst Mulder (1848–1901), Dutch engineer and foreign advisor in Japan
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Bob Mulder (born 1974), Dutch football player
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Boyito Mulder (born 1991), Dutch figure skater
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Bret Mulder (born 1964), Australian cricket player
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Catharina Mulder (1723–1798), Dutch orangist and riot leader
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Charles Mulder (1897–?), Belgian bobsledder and ice hockey player
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Connie Mulder (1925–1988), South African politician and minister
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Corné Mulder (born 1950s), South African politician
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Dave Mulder (born 1939), American politician from Iowa
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Dennis Mulder (born 1978), American politician from Florida
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Dikkie Mulder (born c. 1970s), South African rugby player
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Dustley Mulder (born 1985), Dutch-born Curaçaoan footballer
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Edgar Mulder (born 1961), Dutch politician
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(1832–1924), Dutch chemist, son of Gerardus
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Eefke Mulder (born 1977), Dutch field hockey player
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Elisabeth Mulder (1904–1987), Spanish writer, poet, translator, and journalist
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Erwin Mulder (born 1989), Dutch football player
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Frank Mulder (born 1946), Dutch rower
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Frederick Mulder (born 1943), Canadian-British art dealer and philanthropist
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Frits Mulder (floruit 1928), Belgian sailor
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Gerardus Johannes Mulder (1802–1880), Dutch organic chemist
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Gerben Mulder (born 1972), Dutch artist in the U.S. and Brazil
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Gertjan Mulder (born 1975), Belgian-born Dutch rapper known as "Brainpower"
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Gino Mulder (born 1987), Aruban footballer in the Netherlands
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Grant R. Mulder (born 1940s), U.S. Air Force Major General
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Hans Mulder (born 1987), Dutch football player
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Hans Mulder (scientist) (born 1969), Dutch computer scientist and enterprise engineer
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Hendrik Mulder (born c. 1970s), South African rugby player
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Herman Mulder (born c.1948), Dutch sustainable finance and investment writer
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Ineke Mulder (born 1950), Dutch politician
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Jacob Mulder (born 1995), Australian-born Irish cricketer
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Jacob D. Mulder (1901–1965), Dutch surgeon and podiatrist who developed the physical exam Mulder's sign
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Jakoba Mulder (1900–1988), Dutch architect and urban designer
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Jan Mulder (footballer) (born 1945), Dutch football player, writer, columnist, and TV personality
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Jan Mulder (musician) (born 1963), Dutch-American pianist, composer, and conductor
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Jan Mulder (politician) (born 1943), Dutch politician
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Japie Mulder (born 1969), South African rugby player
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Jean Mulder (linguist) (born 1954), American linguist
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John Mulder (1865–1941), American politician from Wisconsin
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Jonathan Mulder (born 2002), Dutch-Israeli footballer
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Joseph Mulder (1658–1742), Dutch engraver and printmaker
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Justin Mulder (born 1996), Dutch football midfielder
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Karen Mulder (born 1970), Dutch supermodel and singer, sister of Saskia
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Lau Mulder (1927–2006), Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
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Leland E. Mulder (1925–1993), American politician from Wisconsin
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Machteld Mulder (born 1989), Dutch middle-distance runner
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Mandy Mulder (born 1987), Dutch competitive sailor
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Mark Mulder (born 1977), American baseball pitcher
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Maud Mulder (born 1981), Dutch pop singer and field hockey player
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Mauricio Mulder (born 1956), Peruvian politician
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Michel Mulder (born 1986), Dutch speed skater, twin brother of Ronald
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Mychal Mulder (born 1994), Canadian basketball player
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Pieter Mulder (born 1951), South African politician
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Raoul Mulder (born 1960s), Australian ornithologist and evolutionary ecologist
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Richard Mulder (1938–2022), American physician and politician
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Rick Mulder (born 1996), Dutch football player
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Ronald Mulder (born 1986), Dutch speed skater, twin brother of Michel
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Samuel Israel Mulder (1792–1862), Dutch-Jewish educationist
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Saskia Mulder (born 1973), Dutch film and television actress, sister of Karen
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Scott Mulder (born 1992), Canadian track cyclist
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Terry Mulder (born 1952), Australian politician from Victoria
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Teun Mulder (born 1981), Dutch track cyclist
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Tony Mulder (born 1955), Dutch-born Australian police officer and politician from Tasmania
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Tyler Mulder (born 1987), American athlete
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Wiaan Mulder (born 1998), South African cricketer
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Youri Mulder (born 1969), Dutch football player and manager, son of footballer Jan
De Mulder / Demulder
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Françoise Demulder (1947–2008), French war photographer
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Frank De Mulder (born 1963), Belgian photographer
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Frans De Mulder (1937–2001), Belgian racing cyclist
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Geoff De Mulder (1930–2009), English greyhound trainer
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Gustave De Mulder (1888–?), Belgian rower
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Marcel De Mulder (1928–2011), Belgian racing cyclist
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Prosper De Mulder (1917–2012), English businessman who built the Prosper De Mulder Group
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Robert Demulder (1900–1967), Belgian rower
Mulders
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Fred Mulders (1911–1960), Dutch guitarist
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Jamilon Mülders (born 1976), German field hockey coach
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Paul Mulders (born 1981), Filipino football midfielder
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Rik Mulders, Dutch football player
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Rob Mulders (1967–1998), Dutch road racing cyclist
Fictional characters
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