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    The surname Mulholland

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 6,353 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /mʌlˈhɑ.lənd/ 3 syllables Soundex M445

    Mulholland: #5,474 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mulholland #5,474, 6,353 people Mulholland: #5,474 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mulholland #5,474, 6,353 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mulholland is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Derived from Irish Ó Maolchalann (“descendant of Maolchalann”).

    Mulholland 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 6,353 people named Mulholland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,598 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,151.

    #5,474
    rank among US surnames
    6,353
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #5,216)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,465Kempf6,36448,514
    #5,466Wingfield6,36248,530
    #5,468Gault6,36048,545
    #5,469Izaguirre6,35848,560
    #5,470Larkins6,35748,568
    #5,471Book6,35648,575
    #5,472Bunnell6,35548,583

    Who is named Mulholland

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

    94% of people named Mulholland identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mulhollands

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joan Trumpauer Mulholland
      American activist, born 1941

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mulholland come from?
    Derived from Irish Ó Maolchalann (“descendant of Maolchalann”).
    How common is the surname Mulholland?
    6,353 people in the United States had the surname Mulholland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,598 Americans. It ranked 5,474th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mulholland?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Mulholland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Mulholland?
    Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, American activist.
    Where is the surname Mulholland most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mulholland in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Mulholland?
    Mulholland is /mʌlˈhɑ.lənd/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Mulholland?
    Mulholland is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Mulholland getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,353 in 2010, up 3.3%.