# Mulhern (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mulhern/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,138 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,274 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 98,389 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (3,088 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Mulkern |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoil Chiaráin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mulhern in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mulhern in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Mulhern

- Mitchell Mulhern, Australian cyclist
- John Mulhern, American ice hockey player (1927–2007)
- Stephen Mulhern, British entertainer

## Similar surnames

Mulherin, Mulrooney, Milliron.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.