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    The surname McMullen

    An Irish surname, carried by 20,545 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M254

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McMullen is more common than 98.9% 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 20,545 people named McMullen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,028 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,998.

    #1,742
    rank among US surnames
    20,545
    people in 2010
    7.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.7%
    change since 2000 (was #1,642)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,734Timmons20,67114,936
    #1,735Palma20,63614,962
    #1,736Escalante20,62614,969
    #1,737Cahill20,62314,971
    #1,738Schaffer20,61414,977
    #1,739Guidry20,60014,988
    #1,740Yee20,59114,994

    Who is named McMullen

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

    83% of people named McMullen identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McMullens

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Curtis T. McMullen
      American mathematician and Fields medallist, born 1958
    • Tara Correa-McMullen
      American actress (1989–2005)
    • Adam McMullen
      American politician (1872-1959)
    • Sean McMullen
      Australian writer, born 1948
    • Jack McMullen
      British actor, born 1991

    Notable McMullens come mostly from the United States (3), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McMullen

    McMullen 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 McMullen come from?
    From the Irish variant of McMillan.
    How common is the surname McMullen?
    20,545 people in the United States had the surname McMullen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,028 Americans. It ranked 1,742nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McMullen?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named McMullen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McMullen?
    Curtis T. McMullen, American mathematician and Fields medallist, followed by Tara Correa-McMullen.
    Where is the surname McMullen most common?
    Wikidata records people named McMullen in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname McMullen getting more or less common?
    More common. 19,998 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,545 in 2010, up 2.7%.