How common is the surname Mullen?

37,502 people in the United States had the surname Mullen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,233 Americans. It ranked 928th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mullen?

Rodney Mullen, American professional skateboarder, followed by Joe Mullen.

Where is the surname Mullen most common?

Wikidata records people named Mullen in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Mullen getting more or less common?

More common. 36,442 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,502 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Mullen

A surname, carried by 37,502 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). Mullen is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 37,502 people named Mullen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,233 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 36,442.

#928

rank among US surnames

37,502

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #867)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#919	Villalobos	37,754	8,178
#920	Blanchard	37,695	8,191
#921	Horne	37,689	8,192
#922	Finley	37,672	8,196
#923	Quintana	37,657	8,199
#924	Lynn	37,644	8,202
#925	Esquivel	37,578	8,216

Who is named Mullen

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

88% of people named Mullen identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mullens

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rodney Mullen
American professional skateboarder, born 1966
Joe Mullen
American ice hockey player, born 1957
April Mullen
American actress, film director and film producer, born 1953
Daniel Mullen
Australian soccer player, born 1989
Patty Mullen
American actress and model, born 1966

Notable Mullens come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mullen

Mullen 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 Mullen?: 37,502 people in the United States had the surname Mullen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,233 Americans. It ranked 928th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mullen?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Mullen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mullen?: Rodney Mullen, American professional skateboarder, followed by Joe Mullen.
Where is the surname Mullen most common?: Wikidata records people named Mullen in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Mullen getting more or less common?: More common. 36,442 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,502 in 2010, up 2.9%.