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    The surname Mulqueen

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 795 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M425

    Mulqueen: #29,626 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mulqueen #29,626, 795 people Mulqueen: #29,626 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Mulqueen #29,626, 795 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mulqueen is more common than 81.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchaoine (“descendant of Maolchaoine”), a personal name meaning "devotee of (Saint) Caoine".

    Mulqueen is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    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 795 people named Mulqueen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 388,359 Americans. That is up 8.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 733.

    #29,626
    rank among US surnames
    795
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.5%
    change since 2000 (was #30,161)

    Who is named Mulqueen

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

    93% of people named Mulqueen identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mulqueen come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchaoine (“descendant of Maolchaoine”), a personal name meaning "devotee of (Saint) Caoine".
    How common is the surname Mulqueen?
    795 people in the United States had the surname Mulqueen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 388,359 Americans. It ranked 29,626th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mulqueen?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Mulqueen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Mulqueen?
    Mulqueen is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Mulqueen getting more or less common?
    More common. 733 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 795 in 2010, up 8.5%.