Mullaney Surname

56,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1351:59,0816,986
England1,2381:45,0075,674
Ireland8461:5,566878
Australia2881:93,73510,700
Scotland1651:32,4473,250
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Wales341:91,0167,411
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3071:14,4301,855
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2021:120,67011,490
Scotland311:120,7495,564
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3981:126,17812,177

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Maoileanaigh MIF 185; Map Ros

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Maoileanaigh MIF 185; Map Ros

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of the follower or devotee of St. Senan (old, wise), the name of various Irish saints.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mullanney9413/
Mullganey941/
Mullhaney941/
Maullaney941/
Mullane936,294/
Mullany931,535/
Mulaney9370/
Mulloney88134/
Mulhaney8898/
Mollaney8825/
Mulleney8818/
Mullange8814/
Mullanny888/
Moullane887/
Meullane884/
Mullaine882/
Mullanes882/
Mullhany881/
Mulanney881/
Mullanay881/
Mulliane881/
Mullanee881/
Mulliney881/
Mulanehy880/
Mullanys880/
Mullanie880/
Mullyane880/
Mullanoy880/
Mullaner880/
Mullgany880/
Mullanet880/
Mulleany880/
Mulane861,274/
Mulany869/
Mulleeney8216/
Moullanae821/
Mullonney821/
Mullooney820/
Mullouney820/
Mulhanney820/
Mulleagne820/
Maulhaney820/
Mulehaney820/
Mullani805,414/
Mulange801,367/
Maulany801,222/
Mulanje80954/
Moulane80764/
Mutlane80223/
Mulyany80151/
Muliany80125/
Milaney8092/
Mullone8080/
Mulanyi8067/
Maulane8058/
Mullana8037/
Mulhane8032/
Muliane8031/
Mullene8023/
Mulleny8019/
Mulanee8019/
Mulyane8017/
Mulaner8016/
Mulasne8012/
Muloney809/
Mulaine807/
Mulline807/
Mmulane807/
Mollany807/
Mulaniy807/
'Mulane807/
Mulgane805/
Mulanay803/
Moulany802/
Mulanez802/
Mulanye802/
Muilane802/
Mullony801/
Mulhany801/
Molaney801/
Muulany801/
Mollane801/
Mulaane801/
Mulaune801/
Muulane801/
Muhlane801/
Mulaneh801/
Mulanny800/
Muleany800/
Muleney800/
Muliney800/
Mullanejad7846/
Mullajoneh781/
Mullangi754,283/
Mmutlane751,179/
Mautlane75251/
Maulanie75220/
Maullana75124/
Moutlane75122/
Musliany7589/
Mulyanie7586/
Maullani7569/
Mauliany7534/
Mulianys7529/
Mullanni7522/
Muilanyi7521/
Mahulane7518/
Mouliney7516/
Mgaulane7514/
Maulanae7513/
Moullana7512/
Mulehane7512/
Maulanyt7510/
Moulange758/
Molloney755/
Mullaani755/
Maulange755/
Muliyany754/
Mullanui754/
Mullenay754/
Mullgani753/
Mulliana753/
Mullyana753/
Mulyanyi753/
Mulaniya752/
Mulaanee752/
Mulyanes752/
Moulaine752/
Moulhane752/
Mulhanny751/
Muhlanyo751/
Muislane751/
Mulanhee751/
Mulhanee751/
Mulhoney751/
Mullanaz751/
Mullanna751/
Mulleniy751/
Moulayne751/
Mohulane751/
Moulaner751/
Moulanne751/
Moullanh751/
Molhaney751/
Mulyanje751/
Mullineu751/
Muliyane751/
Mullanah751/
Mullanou751/
Mullonay750/
Mulleeny750/
Mullonie750/
Mullonny750/
Mullouny750/
Mulooney750/
Mullonee750/
Mulaneux750/
Mulheney750/
Milhaney750/
Mullenie750/
Milanney750/
Mullonyh750/
Moulline750/
Mulonney750/
Mulheane750/
Mulani7160,613/
Milane71958/
Mulone71950/
Mulana71946/
Molane71863/
Muline7126/
Musillani7110/
Meullione717/
Molany716/
Mulene715/
Mahaulane714/
Mulangayi714/
Mollyanne713/
Mulony711/
Maulaniya711/
Maullaani711/
Mulanj711/
Mullaangi711/
Mullangai711/
Mulliyani711/
Muliained711/
Mulangaje711/
Mulliyana711/
Muleny710/
Maulana67251,991/
Mulyani67179,623/
Mulyana67131,210/
Mulanga6738,297/
Moloney6725,265/
Maulani679,304/
Moulana677,231/
Muliana677,172/
Mouline675,933/
Mulangi674,143/
Mulonge671,001/
Milanay67430/
Mulloni67323/
Moulani67253/
Mauline67243/
Mollana67138/
Moliane67114/
Mulaani6792/
Milanyi6773/
Mulaini6767/
Mutlana6766/
Molaane6765/
Mulayniyah6759/
Mulenyi6754/
Mollone6738/
Mulleitner6735/
Mulanni6733/
Moleane6732/
Mulonet6724/
Moelane6723/
Mulonyi6723/
Mulatni6722/
Muhlani6721/
Mulaina6721/
Meulana6721/
Mollanj6719/
Miliane6718/
Moulène6714/
Milaine6713/
Maulone6713/
Milanie6713/
Muhlana6712/
Molaine6711/
Mulaeni6710/
Mulhani6710/
Maulaniyah678/
Mulanaz676/
Mullanajii675/
Muleani675/
Mulanis674/
Mulanna674/
Mulgana674/
Mmulana674/
Mollony673/
Mulanaj673/
Milanne673/
Musillanni672/
Mmulani672/
Mulayni672/
Mujlani672/
Mullena672/
Miloney672/
Moulané672/
Milaneh672/
Mulanid671/
Mileney671/
Milaniy671/
Mulaana671/
Mulagni671/
Mulanad671/
Mulanas671/
Mulanui671/
Molanne671/
Mulhone671/
Milhane671/
Mulenea671/
Meuline671/
Moolane671/
Molayne671/
Mulonje671/
Muloone671/
Muileny671/
Mulanip671/
Muleana671/
Muluene671/
Mulauni671/
Molhane671/
Moliany671/
Meulani671/
Milanea671/
Milanei671/
Milaene671/
Mulhony670/
Mulonie670/
Maulene670/
Molanny670/
Molanie670/
Mulohne670/
Muloony670/
Molainy670/
Moolany670/
Mulhene670/

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