McNulty Surname

20,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,640 people bear this surname

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

McNulty Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Ultach = the Ulsterman [Irish Mac-an-Ultaigh - mac, son + an, of the + the genit. of Ultach]

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McNulty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,2421:18,8372,368
England5,1301:10,8611,602
Ireland2,3901:1,970377
Canada1,7421:21,1512,912
Scotland1,2301:4,353753
Northern Ireland1,0831:1,704355
Australia7381:36,5804,800
New Zealand1711:26,4814,643
Wales1231:25,1592,628
Panama1021:38,3552,058
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Singapore511:107,9944,447
France441:1,509,607143,950
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,9091:1,523291
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0581:23,0393,215
Scotland2471:15,1551,684
Wales211:74,6863,520
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4931:11,1771,456

McNulty (44) may also be a first name.

McNulty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Ultach = the Ulsterman [Irish Mac-an-Ultaigh - mac, son + an, of the + the genit. of Ultach]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of the Ulidian (native of East Ulster).

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname "Mc Nulty" has its origins in Ireland and is particularly common in the northern provence of "Ulster", especially in County Donegal. The surname when translated from English to the native Irish language (Gaelic) is written as "Mac an Ultaigh" (men/boys) or "Nic an Ultaigh" (women/girls) meaning Son or Daughter of the Ulster man.

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McNulty Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNulty occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McNulty? popularity and diffusion

The surname McNulty is the 20,509th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 273,557 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of McNulty are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McNulty is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 44 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 19,242 people, or 1 in 18,837. In The United States McNulty is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Ireland, where 9 percent live.

McNulty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McNulty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McNulty surname increased 428 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 485 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 18 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 498 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 586 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNulty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McNulty last name are 2.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McNulty earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.7% less than the national average, earning 215,609 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.43% more than the national average, earning R 362,220 per year; in United States they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning $48,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $52,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McNaulty93160/
McNoulty935/
McNultey934/
McNullty933/
McNnulty932/
McCnulty932/
Mc'nulty931/
McNultyi931/
McNultuy931/
Mmcnulty931/
McKnulty931/
McNultay930/
McNultty930/
McKnoulty88105/
McEnnulty882/
McNulltey880/
McNolty86117/
McNulti864/
McNulta864/
McNulte863/
Mcnultie801/
McNollty800/
McNolte712/
McNolta710/
Mknolti573/

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