Mularkey Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

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

Mularkey Surname Definition:

Ó Maoilearca This family migrated from Tirconnell to Connacht early in the seventeenth century and are now almost exclusively found in Cos. Sligo, Mayo and Galway. MIF 185

Mularkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:4,027,321218,060
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Mularkey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Maoilearca This family migrated from Tirconnell to Connacht early in the seventeenth century and are now almost exclusively found in Cos. Sligo, Mayo and Galway. MIF 185

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mularkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mularkey is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mularkey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,931,261st most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Mularkey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Mularkey reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Mularkey is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 4,027,321. In The United States Mularkey is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 23 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States Mularkey is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Mularkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mularkey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mularkey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mularkey last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Mularkey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.64% more than the national average, earning $54,214 USD per year.

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