How common is the surname Mullan?

2,034 people in the United States had the surname Mullan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,792 Americans. It ranked 14,631st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mullan?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Mullan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mullan?

Peter Mullan, British actor, filmmaker and socialist, followed by Brian Mullan.

Where is the surname Mullan most common?

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

Is the surname Mullan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,034 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname Mullan

A surname, carried by 2,034 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mullan is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,034 people named Mullan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,792 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,910.

#14,631

rank among US surnames

2,034

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,370)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,624	McQuillen	2,035	151,718
#14,631	Lyda	2,034	151,792
#14,636	Wachtel	2,033	151,867

Who is named Mullan

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

88% of people named Mullan identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mullans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Mullan
British actor, filmmaker and socialist, born 1959
Brian Mullan
American soccer player (born 1978)

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mullan

Mullan has the Soundex code M450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M450.

Questions

How common is the surname Mullan?: 2,034 people in the United States had the surname Mullan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,792 Americans. It ranked 14,631st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mullan?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Mullan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mullan?: Peter Mullan, British actor, filmmaker and socialist, followed by Brian Mullan.
Where is the surname Mullan most common?: Wikidata records people named Mullan in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Mullan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,034 in 2010, up 6.5%.