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 [ 1] 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:
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Agnes Mulder (born 1973), Dutch CDA politicianAllan Mulder (1928–2009), Australian Labor Party politicianAnne Mulder (born 1969), Dutch VVD politicianAnneke B. Mulder-Bakker (born 1940), Dutch historianAnthonie Rouwenhorst Mulder (1848–1901), Dutch engineer and foreign advisor in JapanBob Mulder (born 1974), Dutch football midfielderBoyito Mulder (born 1991), Dutch figure skaterBret Mulder (born 1964), Australian cricket playerCatharina Mulder (1723–1798), Dutch orangist and riot leaderCharles Mulder (1897–?), Belgian bobsledder and ice hockey playerConnie Mulder (1925–1988), South African politician and ministerCorné Mulder (born 1950s), South African politicianDave Mulder (born 1939), American (Iowa) politicianDennis Mulder (born 1978), American mayor in FloridaDikkie Mulder (born c. 1970s), South African rugby playerDustley Mulder (born 1985), Dutch-born Curaçaoan footballerEdgar Mulder (born 1961), Dutch PVV politicianEduard Mulder [de ; nl ] (1832–1924), Dutch chemist, son of Gerardus JohannesEefke Mulder (born 1977), Dutch field hockey playerElisabeth Mulder (1904–1987), Spanish writer, poet, translator, and journalistErwin Mulder (born 1989), Dutch football goalkeeperFrank Mulder (born 1946), Dutch rowerFrederick Mulder (born 1943), Canadian-British art dealer and philanthropistFrits Mulder (fl. 1928), Belgian competitive sailorGerardus Johannes Mulder (1802–1880), Dutch organic chemistGerben Mulder (born 1972), Dutch artist in the U.S. and BrazilGertjan Mulder (born 1975), Belgian-born Dutch rapper known as "Brainpower"Gino Mulder (born 1987), Aruban footballer in the NetherlandsGrant R. Mulder (born 1940s), U.S. Air Force Major GeneralHans Mulder (born 1987), Dutch football midfielderHans Mulder (scientist) (born 1969), Dutch computer scientist and enterprise engineerHendrik Mulder (born c. 1970s), South African rugby playerHerman Mulder (born c.1948), Dutch sustainable finance and investment writerIneke Mulder (born 1950), Dutch Labour Party politicianJacob Mulder (born 1995), Australian-born Irish cricketerJacob D. Mulder (1901–1965), Dutch surgeon and podiatrist who developed the physical exam Mulder's sign
Jakoba Mulder (1900–1988), Dutch architect and urban designerJan Mulder (footballer) (born 1945), Dutch football striker, writer, columnist, and TV personalityJan Mulder (musician) (born 1963), Dutch-American pianist, composer, and orchestra conductorJan Mulder (politician) (born 1943), Dutch VVD politicianJapie Mulder (born 1969), South African rugby playerJean Mulder (linguist) (born 1954), American linguistJohn Mulder (1865–1941), American (Wisconsin) politicianJonathan Mulder (born 2002), Dutch-Israeli footballerJoseph Mulder (1658–1742), Dutch engraver and printmakerJustin Mulder (born 1996), Dutch football midfielderKaren Mulder (born 1970), Dutch supermodel and singer, sister of SaskiaLau Mulder (1927–2006), Dutch field hockey goalkeeperLeland E. Mulder (1925–1993), American (Wisconsin) politicianMachteld Mulder (born 1989), Dutch middle distance runnerMandy Mulder (born 1987), Dutch competitive sailorMark Mulder (born 1977), American baseball pitcherMaud Mulder (born 1981), Dutch pop singer and field hockey playerMauricio Mulder (born 1956), Peruvian Aprista Party politicianMichel Mulder (born 1986), Dutch speed skater, twin brother of RonaldMychal Mulder (born 1994), Canadian basketball playerPieter Mulder (born 1951), South African Freedom Front Plus politicianRaoul Mulder (born 1960s), Australian ornithologist and evolutionary ecologistRichard Mulder (1938-2022), American physician and politicianRick Mulder (born 1996), Dutch football midfielderRonald Mulder (born 1986), Dutch speed skater, twin brother of MichelSamuel Israel Mulder (1792–1862), Dutch-Jewish educationistSaskia Mulder (born 1973), Dutch film and television actress, sister of KarenScott Mulder (born 1992), Canadian track cyclistTerry Mulder (born 1952), Australian (Victoria) politicianTeun Mulder (born 1981), Dutch track cyclistTony Mulder (born 1955), Dutch-born Australian (Tasmanian) politician and former police officerTyler Mulder (born 1987), American track and field athleteWillem Mulder (born 1998), South African cricketerYouri Mulder (born 1969), Dutch football striker and manager, son of the footballer Jan Mulder
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See also
References
^ Mulder at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands^ De Mulder at familienaam.be
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