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

The surname Mulhern is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulhern? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,674th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,008,099 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Mulhern are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,492 people, or 1 in 80,690. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 12 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Mulhern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Mulhern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mulhern surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mulhern surname are 4.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.89% being registered to vote for the 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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