Mol is a Dutch surname. Meaning "mole" in Dutch, it may be descriptive in origin, or metonymic for a mole catcher. The name could also be patronymic (from the archaic name ''Molle'') or toponymic, referring to the town Mol, Belgium in Antwerp province or a location named "the mole(s)". Among variant forms are ''De Mol'' ("the mole"), ''Demol'' (a West Flemish variant), ''

Moll Moll can refer to: As a name * Moll (surname) * Moll Anderson, interior designer, life stylist, author, and former national iHeart Radio host * Moll Anthony, aka Mary Lesson (1807–1878), Irish ''bean feasa'' (wise-woman) * Moll Cutpurse, a ...

'', ''Mols'' (a patronymic form), and ''Van Mol'' ("from the town Mol").Demol
at familienaam.be Notable people with these surnames include: * Alarda Mol (born 1982), Dutch cricketer *

Albert Mol Albert Mol (3 January 1917 – 9 March 2004) was a Dutch author, actor and television personality. Life and career Mol was born in Amsterdam, and was one of the first openly gay actors in the Netherlands. He married Lucy Bor in 1948. The co ...

(1917–2004), Dutch author, actor and TV personality * Anders Mol (born 1997), Norwegian volleyball player *

Annemarie Mol Annemarie Mol (born 13 September 1958) is a Dutch ethnographer and philosopher. She is the Professor of Anthropology of the Body at the University of Amsterdam. Winner of the Constantijn & Christiaan Huijgens Grant from the NWO in 1990 to study ...

(born 1958), Dutch ethnographer and philosopher *

Christelle Mol Christelle Mol (born 3 January 1972) is a French badminton player. She competed in women's singles and women's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the cap ...

(born 1972), French badminton player *

Dick Mol Dick "Sir Mammoth" Mol (born June 26, 1955) is a Dutch paleontologist - a specialist in the field of mammoths for almost three decades. He is a research associate of several museums. Mol's primary focus is on mammals of the Quaternary period, incl ...

(born 1955), Dutch paleontologist and mammoth expert *

Geert-Maarten Mol Geert-Maarten Christiaan Mol (born October 12, 1983) is a Dutch One Day International cricketer. His brother Hendrik-Jan Mol also plays for the Netherlands cricket team. Career Mol made his ODI debut in a game against Irish cricket team, Ireland ...

(born 1983), Dutch cricketer, brother of Hendrik-Jan * Gretchen Mol (born 1972), American model and actress * Hans Mol (1922–2017), Dutch-born Australian sociologist *

Hendrik-Jan Mol Hendrik-Jan Christiaan Mol (born 29 March 1977) is a Dutch former cricketer Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprisin ...

(born 1977), Dutch cricketer, brother of Geert-Maarten *

Jaap Mol Jacob Mol (3 February 1912 – 9 December 1972) was a Dutch football forward who was selected for the Netherlands in the 1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international ...

(1912–1972), Dutch football forward * Leo Mol (1915–2009), Ukrainian-Canadian artist and sculptor *

Michael Mol Michael Benjamin Mol (born 16 August 1971) in Cape Town, South Africa is a medical doctor, an executive television producer, presenter, international speaker and business consultant. Mol graduated from the University of Pretoria with a MBChB in ...

(born 1971), South African doctor and TV personality * Michiel Mol (born 1969), Dutch businessman and Formula One team director * Pieter Laurens Mol (born 1946), Dutch contemporary artist * Serge Mol (born 1970), Belgian martian arts historian and author * Simon Mol (1973–2008), pen name of Simon Moleke Njie, Cameroon-born journalist and writer *

Tom Van Mol Tom Van Mol (born 12 October 1972) is a Belgian former professional footballer as a defender. Career Van Mol started playing football for his local team, Sparta Buggenhout. Only one year later, he moved to the youth teams of Anderlecht. He ne ...

(born 1972), Belgian footballer * Wouter Mol (born 1982), Dutch cyclist *

Woutherus Mol Woutherus Mol (21 March 1785 – 30 August 1857) was a painter and draftsman from the Netherlands.

(1785–1857), Dutch painter

De Mol

Christine De Mol Christine De Mol (born 23 April 1954) is a Belgian applied mathematician and mathematical physicist interested in inverse problems, regularization, wavelets, and machine learning, and known for her work on proximal gradient methods and the appl ...

(born 1954), Belgian applied mathematician and mathematical physicist * Joannes de Mol (1726–1782), Dutch minister and porcelain manufacturer *

Joep de Mol Joep Paul Eric de Mol (; born 10 December 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Oranje-Rood and the Dutch national team. Club career De Mol started playing hockey at his local club in Berkel-Enschot and he also play ...

(born 1995), Dutch field hockey player *

John de Mol Jr. Johannes Hendrikus Hubert "John" de Mol Jr. (born 24 April 1955) is a Dutch media tycoon. De Mol is one of the men behind production companies Endemol and Talpa. He created the reality television formats ''Big Brother'', ''Fear Factor'' and'' ...

(born 1955), Dutch media tycoon, brother of Linda * Johnny de Mol (born 1979), Dutch actor and presenter, son of John Jr. *

Linda de Mol Linda Margaretha de Mol (born 8 July 1964 in Hilversum) is a successful Dutch television presenter and actress in the Netherlands and Germany. She is the sister of TV-producer and Endemol co-founder John de Mol, and has frequently appeared i ...

(born 1964), Dutch actress and television presenter, sister of John Jr. *

Ranlequin de Mol Ranlequin de Mol (15th century) was a Dutch composer. His only known and performed work is a motet In Western classical music, a motet is mainly a vocal musical composition, of highly diverse form and style, from high medieval music to the pre ...

(fl. 15th century), Dutch composer * (1846–1874), Belgian composer

Demol

* Dirk Demol (born 1959), Belgian cyclist and directeur sportif * Els Demol (born 1958), Belgian New Flemish Alliance politician * François Demol (1895–1966), Belgian football defender and manager * Stéphane Demol (born 1966), Belgian football defender

Mols

Florent Mols Florent Mols (11 March 1811, Antwerp - 17 January 1896, Antwerp) was a Belgian painter who specialized in landscapes and genre scenes. His most familiar works were created as a result of trips to Greece and Egypt. Biography He was born to the Jon ...

(1811-1896), Belgian painter *

Jonas Mols Jonas Mols is a Belgian professional poker player who specializes in online no-limit Texas hold 'em (NLHE). Mols plays on PokerStars under the alias OtB_RedBaron. Poker career Mols worked on his game by "reading and analyzing his game" until he ...

, Belgian poker player * (1843-1918), Belgian philanthropist, daughter of Florent * Michael Mols (born 1970), Dutch football striker * (1848-1903), Belgian painter, son of FLorent * Stefan Mols (born 1999), Spanish football midfielder *

Tonny Mols Tonny Mols (born 8 January 1969 in Eeklo) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays midfield for K.S.K. Maldegem. Honours * Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgi ...

(born 1969), Belgian football midfielder ;Van Mol *Pieter van Mol (1599–1650), Flemish painter *

(born 1972), Belgian footballer

Other uses

* ''De Mol'' (TV series), a Belgium reality game show licensed in several international formats, commonly known in English countries as ''The Mole''

References

{{surname Dutch-language surnames

De Mol

Demol

Mols

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