How common is the surname Mull?

9,377 people in the United States had the surname Mull in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,926 Americans. It ranked 3,774th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mull?

Martin Mull, American actor (1943–2024), followed by Brandon Mull.

Where is the surname Mull most common?

Wikidata records people named Mull in the United States.

Is the surname Mull getting more or less common?

Less common. 9,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,377 in 2010, down 5.5%.

The surname Mull

A surname, carried by 9,377 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mull is more common than 97.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,377 people named Mull in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,926 Americans. That is down 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,925.

#3,774

rank among US surnames

9,377

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

-5.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,310)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,765	Lavoie	9,408	32,817
#3,766	Deloach	9,407	32,821
#3,768	Neill	9,404	32,831
#3,769	Irvine	9,397	32,856
#3,770	Jolley	9,392	32,873
#3,771	Resendez	9,390	32,880
#3,772	Noland	9,386	32,894

Who is named Mull

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

86% of people named Mull identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mulls

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Martin Mull
American actor (1943–2024)
Brandon Mull
American fiction writer, born 1974

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mull

Mull has the Soundex code M400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M400.

Questions

How common is the surname Mull?: 9,377 people in the United States had the surname Mull in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,926 Americans. It ranked 3,774th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mull?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Mull identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mull?: Martin Mull, American actor (1943–2024), followed by Brandon Mull.
Where is the surname Mull most common?: Wikidata records people named Mull in the United States.
Is the surname Mull getting more or less common?: Less common. 9,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,377 in 2010, down 5.5%.