How common is the surname McMullin?

5,119 people in the United States had the surname McMullin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,314 Americans. It ranked 6,616th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McMullin?

Evan McMullin, American political candidate (born 1976).

Where is the surname McMullin most common?

Wikidata records people named McMullin in the United States.

Is the surname McMullin getting more or less common?

More common. 5,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,119 in 2010, up 2.0%.

What are other spellings of McMullin?

Macmullin, M'mullin, Mamullin and Mullin.

The surname McMullin

An Irish surname, carried by 5,119 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). McMullin is more common than 95.9% 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 5,119 people named McMullin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,314 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,017.

#6,616

rank among US surnames

5,119

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #6,261)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,611	Hazlett	5,122	60,278
#6,612	Shaner	5,121	60,290
#6,613	Kellar	5,120	60,302
#6,616	Detweiler	5,119	60,314

Who is named McMullin

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

89% of people named McMullin identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McMullins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Evan McMullin
American political candidate (born 1976)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Macmullin
M'mullin
Mamullin
Mullin

Surnames that sound like McMullin

McMullin 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 McMullin come from?: From the Irish variant of McMillan.
How common is the surname McMullin?: 5,119 people in the United States had the surname McMullin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,314 Americans. It ranked 6,616th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McMullin?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named McMullin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McMullin?: Evan McMullin, American political candidate (born 1976).
Where is the surname McMullin most common?: Wikidata records people named McMullin in the United States.
Is the surname McMullin getting more or less common?: More common. 5,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,119 in 2010, up 2.0%.
What are other spellings of McMullin?: Macmullin, M'mullin, Mamullin and Mullin.