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    The surname Mullican

    An Irish surname, carried by 1,827 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M425

    Mullican: #15,907 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mullican #15,907, 1,827 people Mullican: #15,907 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mullican #15,907, 1,827 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mullican is more common than 90.2% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Variant of Mulligan.

    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 1,827 people named Mullican in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,990 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,768.

    #15,907
    rank among US surnames
    1,827
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #15,264)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,898Risser1,829168,806
    #15,903Hohl1,828168,898
    #15,907Mullican1,827168,990
    #15,912Sautter1,826169,083

    Who is named Mullican

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

    95% of people named Mullican identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as two or more races and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mullicans

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Moon Mullican
      American recording artist; country and western singer, songwriter, and pianist, 1909–1967
    • Matt Mullican
      American visual artist (born 1951)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mullican

    Mullican has the Soundex code M425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M425.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mullican come from?
    Variant of Mulligan.
    How common is the surname Mullican?
    1,827 people in the United States had the surname Mullican in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,990 Americans. It ranked 15,907th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mullican?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mullican identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Mullican?
    Moon Mullican, American recording artist; country and western singer, songwriter, and pianist, followed by Matt Mullican.
    Where is the surname Mullican most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mullican in the United States.
    Is the surname Mullican getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,768 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,827 in 2010, up 3.3%.