How common is the surname Mullens?

4,210 people in the United States had the surname Mullens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,336 Americans. It ranked 7,859th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mullens?

Peta Mullens, Australian cyclist, followed by Hannah Catherine Mullens.

Where is the surname Mullens most common?

Wikidata records people named Mullens in Australia and British Raj.

Is the surname Mullens getting more or less common?

More common. 3,942 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,210 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname Mullens

A surname, carried by 4,210 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mullens is more common than 95.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,210 people named Mullens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,336 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,942.

#7,859

rank among US surnames

4,210

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,772)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,856	Seltzer	4,213	73,284
#7,857	Borkowski	4,212	73,301
#7,858	Florio	4,211	73,319
#7,859	Leasure	4,210	73,336

Who is named Mullens

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

87% of people named Mullens identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mullenss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peta Mullens
Australian cyclist, born 1988
Hannah Catherine Mullens
Author (1826–1861)

Notable Mullenss come mostly from Australia (1) and British Raj (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mullens

Mullens has the Soundex code M452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M452.

Questions

How common is the surname Mullens?: 4,210 people in the United States had the surname Mullens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,336 Americans. It ranked 7,859th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mullens?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Mullens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mullens?: Peta Mullens, Australian cyclist, followed by Hannah Catherine Mullens.
Where is the surname Mullens most common?: Wikidata records people named Mullens in Australia and British Raj.
Is the surname Mullens getting more or less common?: More common. 3,942 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,210 in 2010, up 6.8%.