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There are approximately 600 people named Maud in the UK. That makes it the 9,550th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 9 are named Maud.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From given name or forename

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The Maud surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

\IAUDE. MAUD. A remarkable contraction of De Monte Alto, De Montalt, or "of the high mountain." The first of the famil}' in England was Eustachius de Monte Alto, who came hither at the Conquest among the followers of Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester. From him sprang the Barons Montalt, whose elder line became extinct in the XIV. cent. Many younger branches survi'e under the name ot' Maude, and one of them. Viscount Hawarden, still enjoys the second title of Barou Montalt. According to Burke's Commoners, the name was originally derived from a ilace in Italy.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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