Mullaghan Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Mullaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mullaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Mullaghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mullaghan has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mullaghan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mullaghan is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Mullaghan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Mullaghan are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 362,226. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Connaught, where 100 percent reside. Not including Ireland this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 36 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Mullaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mullaghan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Mullaghan surname declined 13 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mullaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mullaghan surname is predominantly Catholic (87%) in Ireland.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mullaghan
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