Mullany Surname

256,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mullany 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]

Mullany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6251:579,93447,474
England2811:198,28517,371
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
Australia1391:194,21419,182
Ireland1161:40,5943,174
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Wales141:221,03813,576
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9181:4,826814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2221:109,79910,786
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3521:142,66713,398

Mullany 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

(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

Mullany Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mullany is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mullany? popularity and diffusion

Mullany is the 256,751st most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,747,587 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Mullany are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Mullany is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 625 people, or 1 in 579,934. In The United States Mullany is most numerous in: California, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 18 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Mullany is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Mullany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mullany has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mullany surname expanded 178 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mullany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mullany surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mullany are 14.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Mullany earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.18% more than the national average, earning R 530,352 per year; in United States they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $46,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 111.38% more than the national average, earning $105,019 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mullaney939,017/
Mullanny938/
Mullhany931/
Mullanay931/
Mullanys930/
Mullanoy930/
Mullgany930/
Mulleany930/
Mulany929/
Mullanney8813/
Mullganey881/
Mullhaney881/
Maullaney881/
Mullane866,294/
Mullani865,414/
Maulany861,222/
Mulyany86151/
Muliany86125/
Mulaney8670/
Mulanyi8667/
Mullana8637/
Mollany867/
Mulaniy867/
Mulanay863/
Moulany862/
Mullony861/
Mulhany861/
Muulany861/
Mulanny860/
Muleany860/
Mullangi804,283/
Mulloney80134/
Maullana80124/
Mulhaney8098/
Musliany8089/
Maullani8069/
Mauliany8034/
Mulianys8029/
Mollaney8025/
Mullanni8022/
Muilanyi8021/
Mullange8014/
Moullana8012/
Maulanyt8010/
Moullane807/
Mullaani805/
Meullane804/
Mullanui804/
Mullgani803/
Mulliana803/
Mullyana803/
Mulyanyi803/
Mullaine802/
Mullanes802/
Mulhanny801/
Mulanney801/
Mulliane801/
Muhlanyo801/
Mullanna801/
Mullanee801/
Moullanh801/
Mullonay800/
Mulanehy800/
Mullonny800/
Mullouny800/
Mullanie800/
Mullyane800/
Mullaner800/
Mullanet800/
Mullonyh800/
Mulani7760,613/
Mulane771,274/
Mulana77946/
Molany776/
Mulony771/
Mulanj771/
Musillani7510/
Maullaani751/
Mullaangi751/
Mullangai751/
Mullonney751/
Mullooney750/
Mullouney750/
Mulhanney750/
Mulleagne750/
Maulhaney750/
Maulana71251,991/
Mulyani71179,623/
Mulyana71131,210/
Maulani719,304/
Moulana717,231/
Muliana717,172/
Mulangi714,143/
Mulange711,367/
Mulanje71954/
Moulane71764/
Mulloni71323/
Moulani71253/
Mutlane71223/
Mollana71138/
Mulaani7192/
Mullone7180/
Mulaini7167/
Maulane7158/
Mulenyi7154/
Mulanni7133/
Mulhane7132/
Muliane7131/
Mulonyi7123/
Mulatni7122/
Muhlani7121/
Mulaina7121/
Meulana7121/
Mulanee7119/
Mollanj7119/
Mulyane7117/
Mulaner7116/
Mulasne7112/
Mulhani7110/
Muloney719/
Mulaine717/
Mmulane717/
'Mulane717/
Mulgane715/
Mulanis714/
Mulanna714/
Mmulana714/
Mollony713/
Mulanaj713/
Musillanni712/
Mmulani712/
Mulayni712/
Mujlani712/
Mulanez712/
Moulané712/
Muilane712/
Molaney711/
Mulanid711/
Mulaana711/
Mulagni711/
Mulanui711/
Mollane711/
Mulaane711/
Mulanip711/
Mulaune711/
Muleana711/
Muulane711/
Muhlane711/
Mulauni711/
Mulaneh711/
Moliany711/
Meulani711/
Mulhony710/
Molanny710/
Muloony710/
Molainy710/
Moolany710/
Mulongoy679,672/
Mmutlane671,179/
Mauliana67895/
Mulyanih67744/
Mautlane67251/
Maulanie67220/
Moutlane67122/
Mulianis67109/
Moulaini6795/
Mulyanie6786/
Maulanna6766/
Maulyana6749/
Mulyangi6741/
Muliangi6723/
Muilyani6718/
Mahulane6718/
Maulaani6716/
Mulyanna6715/
Maulangi6715/
Mgaulane6714/
Maulanaa6713/
Mmulyani6712/
Mmaulana6711/
Hmaulana6710/
Maulaana6710/
Maulyani679/
Moulange678/
Mulyanaa678/
Muulyani677/
Moulanna677/
Hmulyana677/
Muliatni676/
Molloney675/
Mmuliani675/
Maulange675/
Mullongi674/
Moulaana673/
Mulhasni673/
Muliaina673/
Molliani673/
Muhlan'a672/
Mouliana672/
Mulaanee672/
Muliasni672/
Mulyanes672/
Moulaina672/
Moulaine672/
Moulhane672/
Mulionyi672/
Mgaulani672/
Mauhlani671/
Maulanni671/
Moulanaa671/
Muislane671/
Mulanhee671/
Mulganai671/
Mulhanee671/
Mulhoney671/
Mulianna671/
Mmulangi671/
Mollanni671/
Moulayne671/
Mohulane671/
Maulanis671/
Moulaner671/
Moulanne671/
Moulhana671/
Molhaney671/
Mulyaani671/
Mulyanje671/
Mulanajh671/
Muttlani671/
Mulangai671/
Mau'lana671/
Mollonay670/
Mullonie670/
Mulooney670/
Mullonee670/
Mulheiny670/
Mulonney670/
Mulheane670/

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