Mustard
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from OFr mostarde 'mustard', perhaps for a sharp tongue, usually a mustard dealer; first attested Adam, William Mustard 1191, 1206
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/mɐstəd/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Mustard is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from OFr mostarde 'mustard', perhaps for a sharp tongue, usually a mustard dealer; first attested Adam, William Mustard 1191, 1206
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Attested across 9 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Mustard is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
metonymic occupational name for a dealer in spices, or a nickname for someone with a hot temper or a vicious tongue, from Middle English, Old Erench mo(u)starde ‘mustard’ (a derivative of mo(u)st ‘unfermented wine’ (see Most 1), in which the mustard seeds were originally prepared). Black draws attention to an early Scottish form {van Mouster, 1414), which appears to be a Dutch habitational name.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
In English, dealer in spices, or nickname for someone with a hot tem¬ per or a vicious tongue, from ME, OF mo(u)starde mustard (a deriv. of mo(u)st unfermented wine (see Most i), in which the mustard seeds were originally prepared). Muzik Czech: affectionate nickname for a man of short stature, from a vocab. word derived from muz man. Muzzi see James Myall see Myhill
as a nameThe Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
In English, A plant of certain species of the genus Brassica, or of related genera (especially Sinapis alba, in the family Brassicaceae, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods).
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In enm, A mustard plant; the plant where mustard seeds originate.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In gmw-fin, cudgel (root of mustard)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Wilfred P. Mustardb. 1864CACanadian-born American classicist (1864-1932)
- William Thornton Mustardb. 1914CAcardiac surgeon (1914-1987)
- James Fraser Mustardb. 1927CACanadian physician, scientific researcher, and early childhood educator (1927–2011)
- Robert Mustardb. 1956CAmartial artist
- Donald Mustardb. 1976CACanadian director and writer (born 1976)
- Chad Mustardb. 1977USplayer of American football
- Allan Phillip MustardUSUnited States diplomat, former United States Ambassador to Turkmenistan, and former Chair of the OpenStreetMap Foundation
- Jack MustardGBEnglish footballer
- John F. MustardUSplanetary scientist
- Nichole MustardUSAmerican businesswoman; co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer, Credit Karma, Inc.
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 8 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.4K | #19,075 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.4K | #18,101 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.4K | #19,495 |
| GB United Kingdom | A Dictionary of Surnames (Hanks & Hodges, 1988) | — | — | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Mustard mean, and where does it come from?
- from OFr mostarde 'mustard', perhaps for a sharp tongue, usually a mustard dealer; first attested Adam, William Mustard 1191, 1206 Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- What are other forms of the name Mustard?
- In the etymology graph, Mostert is a form of the same name in other languages.
- How do you pronounce Mustard?
- A machine transcription gives /mɐstəd/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Mustard have the most bearers?
- Mustard is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Mustard”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.