How common is the surname McMullan?

2,615 people in the United States had the surname McMullan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,067 Americans. It ranked 11,954th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McMullan?

Jim McMullan, American actor (1936–2019), followed by Tim McMullan.

Where is the surname McMullan most common?

Wikidata records people named McMullan in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname McMullan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,484 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,615 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname McMullan

An Irish surname, carried by 2,615 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M254

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McMullan is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

From the Irish variant of McMillan.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,615 people named McMullan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,067 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,484.

#11,954

rank among US surnames

2,615

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,595)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,946	Polly	2,617	117,977
#11,952	Botkin	2,616	118,022
#11,954	McMullan	2,615	118,067
#11,957	Schillinger	2,614	118,112
#11,960	Abernethy	2,613	118,157

Who is named McMullan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named McMullan identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McMullans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jim McMullan
American actor (1936–2019)
Tim McMullan
British actor, born 1963

Notable McMullans come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McMullan

McMullan has the Soundex code M254, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M254.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McMullan come from?: From the Irish variant of McMillan.
How common is the surname McMullan?: 2,615 people in the United States had the surname McMullan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,067 Americans. It ranked 11,954th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McMullan?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named McMullan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McMullan?: Jim McMullan, American actor (1936–2019), followed by Tim McMullan.
Where is the surname McMullan most common?: Wikidata records people named McMullan in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname McMullan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,484 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,615 in 2010, up 5.3%.