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    The surname Mullally

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,182 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M440

    Mullally: #21,960 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mullally #21,960, 1,182 people Mullally: #21,960 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mullally #21,960, 1,182 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mullally is more common than 86.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolalaidh (“descendant of Maolaladh”), a personal name composed by the elements maol (“chieftain”) + aladh (“speckled, piebald”).

    Mullally 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 1,182 people named Mullally in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,206 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,119.

    #21,960
    rank among US surnames
    1,182
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #21,694)

    Who is named Mullally

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

    94% of people named Mullally identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mullallys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sarah Mullally
      106th archbishop of Canterbury

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Mullally

    Mullally has the Soundex code M440, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M440.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mullally come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolalaidh (“descendant of Maolaladh”), a personal name composed by the elements maol (“chieftain”) + aladh (“speckled, piebald”).
    How common is the surname Mullally?
    1,182 people in the United States had the surname Mullally in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,206 Americans. It ranked 21,960th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mullally?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Mullally identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Mullally?
    Sarah Mullally, 106th archbishop of Canterbury.
    Where is the surname Mullally most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mullally in the United Kingdom.
    What type of surname is Mullally?
    Mullally is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Mullally getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,119 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,182 in 2010, up 5.6%.
    What are other spellings of Mullally?
    Lally and Mullaly.