How common is the surname Mullin?

11,103 people in the United States had the surname Mullin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,807 Americans. It ranked 3,250th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mullin?

Chris Mullin, American basketball player and coach, followed by Markwayne Mullin.

Where is the surname Mullin most common?

Wikidata records people named Mullin in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Mullin getting more or less common?

About as common. 11,099 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,103 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

The surname Mullin

A surname, carried by 11,103 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). Mullin is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,103 people named Mullin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,807 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 11,099.

#3,250

rank among US surnames

11,103

people in 2010

3.8

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #2,987)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,241	Ayres	11,139	27,718
#3,243	Amin	11,137	27,723
#3,244	Warden	11,135	27,727
#3,245	Muir	11,130	27,740
#3,246	Samson	11,123	27,757
#3,247	Ezell	11,121	27,762
#3,248	Switzer	11,114	27,780

Who is named Mullin

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

91% of people named Mullin identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mullins

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Mullin
American basketball player and coach, born 1963
Markwayne Mullin
American politician (born 1977)
Herbert Mullin
American serial killer (1947–2022)
Kevin Mullin
American politician, born 1970
Harry Mallin
Boxer (1892–1969)

Notable Mullins come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mullin

Mullin 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 Mullin?: 11,103 people in the United States had the surname Mullin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,807 Americans. It ranked 3,250th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mullin?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Mullin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mullin?: Chris Mullin, American basketball player and coach, followed by Markwayne Mullin.
Where is the surname Mullin most common?: Wikidata records people named Mullin in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Mullin getting more or less common?: About as common. 11,099 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,103 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.