Mulholland Surname

22,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,073 people bear this surname

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

Mulholland Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Servant or DisCIPLE of Callan = the Clamorous [Irish Maolchallainn-maol, servant, &c.+the aspirated genit. form of callan]

Mulholland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,7381:41,4815,087
England4,2121:13,2281,951
Northern Ireland2,8131:656102
Australia2,5111:10,7511,593
Scotland1,7631:3,037547
Canada1,4531:25,3583,412
Ireland1,0171:4,630776
New Zealand7711:5,873970
South Africa3031:178,80419,656
Wales1091:28,3902,914
Thailand711:994,906151,495
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Malta241:17,9281,021
Jersey241:4,133843
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
France101:6,642,272293,169
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Norway81:642,78647,258
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belize11:355,4743,977
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,5791:1,718332
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6141:6,096883
England5111:47,7015,880
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6451:30,5283,686

Mulholland (16) may also be a first name.

Mulholland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Servant or DisCIPLE of Callan = the Clamorous [Irish Maolchallainn-maol, servant, &c.+the aspirated genit. form of callan]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Maolchalann The name of several septs located as indicated in Map. IF 183; MIF 172,270; Map Derry, Don, Lim and Meath

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Maolchallann (chief of the calends).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The Irish Mulhollands (formerly Mulhollan) are a branch of the ancient sept of Maclallan in Argyleshire. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Irish O’Maolchallain; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mulholland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulholland is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulholland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,561st most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 302,727 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Mulholland live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Mulholland is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,738 people, or 1 in 41,481. In The United States Mulholland is mostly found in: New York, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 62 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 12 percent reside.

Mulholland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mulholland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 824 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 287 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 61 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mulholland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mulholland surname is primarily Catholic (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mulholland last name are 9.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Mulholland earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning 335,809 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.93% more than the national average, earning R 315,888 per year; in United States they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $48,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $54,959 CAD per year.

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