Mulcahey Surname

250,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname

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

Mulcahey Surname Definition:

Ó Maolchathaigh This is derived from St.

Cathach, not from cathach, warlike. IF 232; MIF 270; Map Tip

Mulcahey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3971:259,45524,512
England981:568,55234,674
Canada681:541,84745,466
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Guam11:160,1214,893
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4691:107,07610,727

Mulcahey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Maolchathaigh This is derived from St.

Cathach, not from cathach, warlike. IF 232; MIF 270; Map Tip

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mulcahey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulcahey is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mulcahey.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulcahey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mulcahey is the 250,267th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,597,821 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Mulcahey are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Mulcahey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,397 people, or 1 in 259,455. In The United States Mulcahey is most common in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Mulcahey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mulcahey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mulcahey last name grew 298 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 544 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mulcahey Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Mulcahey surname are 4.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mulcahey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $47,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $45,254 CAD per year.

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Mulcahey Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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