How common is the surname Mullis?

9,003 people in the United States had the surname Mullis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,294 Americans. It ranked 3,954th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mullis?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Mullis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mullis?

Kary Mullis, American biochemist (1944–2019).

Where is the surname Mullis most common?

Wikidata records people named Mullis in the United States.

Is the surname Mullis getting more or less common?

More common. 8,763 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,003 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Mullis

A surname, carried by 9,003 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mullis is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,003 people named Mullis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,294 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,763.

#3,954

rank among US surnames

9,003

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,717)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,945	Sanabria	9,026	34,206
#3,947	Goble	9,022	34,221
#3,948	Crutchfield	9,019	34,233
#3,949	Loza	9,011	34,263
#3,950	Sturgeon	9,007	34,278
#3,951	Kidwell	9,006	34,282
#3,953	Clarkson	9,004	34,290

Who is named Mullis

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

96% of people named Mullis identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mulliss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kary Mullis
American biochemist (1944–2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mullis

Mullis has the Soundex code M420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M420.

Questions

How common is the surname Mullis?: 9,003 people in the United States had the surname Mullis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,294 Americans. It ranked 3,954th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mullis?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Mullis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mullis?: Kary Mullis, American biochemist (1944–2019).
Where is the surname Mullis most common?: Wikidata records people named Mullis in the United States.
Is the surname Mullis getting more or less common?: More common. 8,763 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,003 in 2010, up 2.7%.