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Early Origins of the Mound family

The surname Mound was first found in Peeblesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd nam Pùballan), former county in South-central Scotland, in the present day Scottish Borders Council Area, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Mound family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mound research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1291 and 1661 are included under the topic Early Mound History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mound Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mount, Mont and others.

Early Notables of the Mound family

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Migration of the Mound family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Mount, who settled in New England in 1736; Barney, Bernard, James, John, Michael and Peter Mount all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..


Contemporary Notables of the name Mound (post 1700) +

  • Billy Mound, American politician, Mayor of Center, Texas, 1900 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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