Mulhearn Surname

238,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Mulhearn Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Servant or Disciple OF Echtighern [Irish maol, servant, &c.; and v. Ahearn]

Mulhearn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0401:348,51831,261
England3391:164,36015,274
Australia1701:158,79816,605
Scotland781:68,6395,330
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Wales71:442,07621,198
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
Scotland691:54,2503,600
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:251,09320,779

Mulhearn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Servant or Disciple OF Echtighern [Irish maol, servant, &c.; and v. Ahearn]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mulhearn Last Name Facts

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

Mulhearn is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulhearn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mulhearn is the 238,706th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,340,409 people. The surname Mulhearn is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Mulhearn live; 63 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Mulhearn is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,040 people, or 1 in 348,518. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 11 percent live, New Jersey, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Mulhearn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mulhearn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 452 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mulhearn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mulhearn surname are 2.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.09% registered with the party.

The amount Mulhearn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 236.23% more than the national average, earning R 799,020 per year; in United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $52,481 CAD per year.

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