McMullan Surname

66,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McMullan Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of little Maolan (little bald man).

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McMullan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland4,3391:42544
United States3,7231:97,35710,856
England2,1311:26,1463,575
Canada8161:45,1545,560
Scotland7481:7,1581,098
Australia4771:56,5956,903
New Zealand3311:13,6812,380
Ireland3171:14,8551,694
Wales861:35,9833,576
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
France131:5,109,440259,941
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malta41:107,5681,849
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belize11:355,4743,977
East Timor11:1,215,928507
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,8061:1,579300
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1811:20,6812,040
England1341:181,90614,990
Wales81:196,0527,186
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4881:102,90710,402

McMullan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of little Maolan (little bald man).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Irish roots (O'Maulin), translates to 'son of a bold soldier'.

- mullane101

McMullan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McMullan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McMullan occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McMullan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 66,488th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 972,062 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 102 percent of McMullan are found; 102 percent are found in Northern Europe and 102 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 4,339 people, or 1 in 425. Apart from Northern Ireland this last name occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live and England, where 28 percent live.

McMullan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McMullan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McMullan surname grew 763 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,590 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 413 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,075 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McMullan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McMullan surname is primarily Catholic (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McMullan surname are 14.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McMullan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning 347,348 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 167.65% more than the national average, earning R 636,036 per year; in United States they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $47,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $53,883 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacMullan94405/
MacMullian892/
McMullen8833,186/
McMullin888,027/
MacMullin821,184/
MacMullen82911/
Macmuland821/
MacMullon821/
McMalan801/
MacMaillan781/
McMollen750/
MacMullim711/
McMilen679/
Makmalan633/
Maikmuln631/
MacMalon630/
McMalone630/
Mokmuling592/
Makhmalian562/
Makmalen501/

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McMullan Reference & Research

MacMillan FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

MacMillan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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