# Mulvey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mulvey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,945 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,389 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 78,262 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.7% (3,917 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmʌl.vi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh (“descendant of Maoilmhiadhach”), a personal name composed of the elements maol (“servant, devotee”) + miadhach (“honorable”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mulvey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mulvey in the United States.

## People named Mulvey

- William Mulvey, American Catholic bishop

## Similar surnames

Malave, Melby, Milby, Maloof, Melfi.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.