How common is the surname McNulty?

13,483 people in the United States had the surname McNulty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,899 Americans. It ranked 2,674th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McNulty?

Brandon McNulty, American cyclist, followed by Matthew McNulty.

Where is the surname McNulty most common?

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

Is the surname McNulty getting more or less common?

More common. 13,080 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,483 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname McNulty

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 13,483 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). McNulty is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Ultaigh (“son of the Ulsterman”), from Ultach (“Ulsterman”).

McNulty is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 13,483 people named McNulty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,899 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,080.

#2,674

rank among US surnames

13,483

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,538)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,665	Jaime	13,532	22,816
#2,666	Stamper	13,528	22,823
#2,667	Edmondson	13,524	22,829
#2,669	Pool	13,505	22,862
#2,670	Bearden	13,499	22,872
#2,671	Roldan	13,498	22,873
#2,672	Hemphill	13,495	22,879

Who is named McNulty

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

93% of people named McNulty identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McNultys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brandon McNulty
American cyclist, born 1998
Matthew McNulty
British actor, born 1982
Paul McNulty
American piano maker, born 1953
Michael R. McNulty
American politician, born 1947

Notable McNultys come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Connulty
Nulty

Surnames that sound like McNulty

McNulty 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 McNulty come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Ultaigh (“son of the Ulsterman”), from Ultach (“Ulsterman”).
How common is the surname McNulty?: 13,483 people in the United States had the surname McNulty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,899 Americans. It ranked 2,674th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McNulty?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McNulty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McNulty?: Brandon McNulty, American cyclist, followed by Matthew McNulty.
Where is the surname McNulty most common?: Wikidata records people named McNulty in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is McNulty?: McNulty is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McNulty getting more or less common?: More common. 13,080 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,483 in 2010, up 3.1%.
What are other spellings of McNulty?: Connulty and Nulty.