Mulhern Surname

68,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Mulhern Surname Definition:

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

Mulhern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4921:80,6909,176
Ireland8941:5,267845
England8081:68,9587,964
Northern Ireland2621:7,0421,234
Canada2451:150,39015,330
Scotland2331:22,9782,581
Australia1431:188,78118,817
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Wales221:140,66110,115
Isle of Man201:4,291899
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Malta41:107,5681,849
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7871:5,629923
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1091:34,3412,786
England811:300,93020,318
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6441:77,9798,265

Mulhern 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

Mulhern Last Name Facts

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

Mulhern is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulhern? popularity and diffusion

Mulhern is the 68,674th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,008,099 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Mulhern live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,492 people, or 1 in 80,690. In The United States Mulhern is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 12 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Mulhern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mulhern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mulhern last name rose 698 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 114 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 998 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mulhern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mulhern are 4.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mulhern earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $49,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $56,101 CAD per year.

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