Mullaney Surname
Approximately 9,017 people bear this surname
Mullaney Surname Definition:
For O’Mullan(e)y (Celtic) DeSCENDANT OF THE SERVANT or Disciple of Mean = Little [Irish O'Maoilmheanna (mh mute)-ó or ua, grandson, descendant + the genit. of maol, servant, &c. + the genit. of mean, little]
Mullaney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,135 | 1:59,081 | 6,986 |
| England | 1,238 | 1:45,007 | 5,674 |
| Ireland | 846 | 1:5,566 | 878 |
| Australia | 288 | 1:93,735 | 10,700 |
| Scotland | 165 | 1:32,447 | 3,250 |
| Canada | 144 | 1:255,872 | 24,214 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 307 | 1:14,430 | 1,855 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 202 | 1:120,670 | 11,490 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:120,749 | 5,564 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 398 | 1:126,178 | 12,177 |
Mullaney (16) may also be a first name.
Mullaney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For O’Mullan(e)y (Celtic) DeSCENDANT OF THE SERVANT or Disciple of Mean = Little [Irish O'Maoilmheanna (mh mute)-ó or ua, grandson, descendant + the genit. of maol, servant, &c. + the genit. of mean, little]
Ó Maoileanaigh MIF 185; Map Ros
Ó Maoileanaigh MIF 185; Map Ros
(Irish) Grandson of the follower or devotee of St. Senan (old, wise), the name of various Irish saints.
Mullaney Demographics
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Mullaney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mullaney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mullaney is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mullaney? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mullaney is the 56,257th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 808,201 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Mullaney are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mullaney is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 16 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 6,135 people, or 1 in 59,081. In The United States Mullaney is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Mullaney exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.
Mullaney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mullaney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mullaney surname expanded 1,541 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 613 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 276 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 532 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mullaney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Mullaney are 0.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.55% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mullaney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning R 165,348 per year; in United States they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning $49,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $46,480 CAD per year.
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