How common is the surname Mullaney?

4,241 people in the United States had the surname Mullaney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,800 Americans. It ranked 7,803rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mullaney?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mullaney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mullaney?

Jack Mullaney, American actor (1929-1982).

Where is the surname Mullaney most common?

Wikidata records people named Mullaney in the United States.

Is the surname Mullaney getting more or less common?

More common. 4,174 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,241 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Mullaney

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 4,241 people in the United States.

3 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). Mullaney is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilsheanaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Seanach”).

Mullaney 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 4,241 people named Mullaney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,800 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,174.

#7,803

rank among US surnames

4,241

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,354)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,796	Greeley	4,246	72,714
#7,799	Doggett	4,245	72,732
#7,801	Perera	4,242	72,783
#7,803	Mullaney	4,241	72,800
#7,807	Thies	4,240	72,817

Who is named Mullaney

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

95% of people named Mullaney identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mullaneys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Mullaney
American actor (1929-1982)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mullaney

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mullaney come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilsheanaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Seanach”).
How common is the surname Mullaney?: 4,241 people in the United States had the surname Mullaney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,800 Americans. It ranked 7,803rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mullaney?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mullaney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mullaney?: Jack Mullaney, American actor (1929-1982).
Where is the surname Mullaney most common?: Wikidata records people named Mullaney in the United States.
What type of surname is Mullaney?: Mullaney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Mullaney getting more or less common?: More common. 4,174 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,241 in 2010, up 1.6%.