Mullen Surname

7,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mullen Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Little Bald or Shaven One; Monk, Disciple [Irish and Gaelic Maolán-maol, bald, &c. + the diminutive suff. -án] (Anglo-French-Latin) v. Mullin2.

Mullen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States49,6291:7,303862
England7,5321:7,3981,074
Ireland4,3181:1,091216
Scotland3,6081:1,484268
Canada3,2611:11,2991,690
Australia2,6881:10,0431,496
Northern Ireland8111:2,275476
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
New Zealand2621:17,2843,026
Wales2611:11,8561,315
South Africa2481:218,45822,930
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
France331:2,012,810168,616
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Austria251:340,61736,996
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Czechia161:664,59262,292
India111:69,733,217610,955
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Panama111:355,6607,645
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
China71:195,331,65210,124
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Cayman Islands51:12,7791,374
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belize11:355,4743,977
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,8871:1,140220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8201:13,3932,021
Scotland1,0381:3,606593
Isle of Man91:6,030597
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,1121:3,559426

The alternate forms: Müllen (133) are calculated separately.

Mullen (263) may also be a first name.

Mullen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Little Bald or Shaven One; Monk, Disciple [Irish and Gaelic Maolán-maol, bald, &c. + the diminutive suff. -án] (Anglo-French-Latin) v. Mullin2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Maoláin These are very numerous in Antrim and Down where they are usual forms of the Scottish MacMillan used in Ireland.

IF 233*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Maolan (diminutive of maol, bald); the son of the little, bald man.

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

From the French, Moulin; from the Dutch, Mullen; from the German, Mühlan; a personal name.

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

Mullen Last Name Facts

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

Mullen (Arabic: ملن, Hindi: मुल्लेन, Russian: Муллен) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Müllen. For other possible spellings of Mullen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mullen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mullen is the 7,692nd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 98,765 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Mullen are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mullen is also the 548,616th most frequent first name globally It is held by 263 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 49,629 people, or 1 in 7,303. In The United States Mullen is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 93 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Ireland, where 6 percent are found.

Mullen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mullen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mullen last name expanded 352 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 414 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 111 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 348 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,729 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mullen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mullen last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mullen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.05% more than the national average, earning R 432,624 per year; in United States they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $45,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $51,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Müllen94133/
Meullen9226/
Moullen9223/
Mulleng9217/
Mullien9210/
Muillen927/
Mullenn923/
Mullhen922/
Maullen921/
Muullen921/
Mulleen921/
Mullenk921/
Mulen91452/
Mulln911/
Moullenc861/
Moulleng861/
D'Mullen861/
Mullin8326,079/
Maulen836,059/
Mollen833,183/
Meulen831,252/
Muleng83472/
Moulen83303/
Mullem83207/
Mulend83144/
Muhlen83135/
Mutlen8378/
Mullyn8330/
Mulien8322/
Mulhen8311/
Mulent8311/
Mullne839/
Muelen837/
Muslen836/
Muleen832/
Maulln831/
Muln808/
Mullenová801/
Mullina771,474/
Mulling771,046/
Mullion77260/
Meulien77220/
Maullin77196/
Moutlen77187/
Moullin77176/
Mollien77151/
Muehlen77112/
Mouhlen7768/
Moollen7747/
Maulien7737/
Mullyna7737/
Meuhlen7734/
Mauleng7734/
Molleen7714/
Muillin779/
Mullinn778/
Moellen774/
Mullint773/
Moulend773/
Moulien773/
Mullhem772/
Musleen772/
Mouleng772/
Mauleen771/
Muhlhen771/
Mulheen771/
Mullimn771/
Mullind771/
Moulenq771/
Mulienė771/
Mutleng771/
Musllem771/
Mullynn770/
Mhollen770/
Mulgeen770/
Mullyon770/
Molen732,259/
Mulin732,145/
Milen73727/
Mulem73430/
Mülln73171/
Mulyn7397/
Molln7367/
Mulne7327/
Mulén735/
Mülen732/
Mauln731/
Mulng731/
Mouln731/
Maullion71397/
Moullion7147/
Mucellin7126/
Moulenne7121/
Maulienė7110/
Mutillin717/
Musellem715/
Mulenova713/
Maullina711/
Mulengue711/
Mullinjs711/
D'Mullin711/
Meullgin710/
Moullina710/
Maulling710/
Moulin6749,595/
Milien6714,296/
Mulina672,230/
Muslem671,194/
Mühlen671,086/
Maulenova67926/
Mollin67849/
Maulin67737/
Mulhem67570/
Muling67493/
Muslin67440/
Meulin67278/
Mulyna67118/
Mielen6793/
Molien6779/
Moulyn6763/
Mulgin6760/
Müllem6753/
Mullinova6750/
Moolen6733/
Mollén6733/
Mulhyn6726/
Moleen6725/
Mulyon6723/
Moulem6719/
Maulén6716/
Mulion6716/
Muilin6714/
Muglin6713/
Mileen6711/
Moulengue6711/
Mullim6710/
Miloen6710/
Muhlin679/
Mutlin678/
Muylem677/
Mollyn677/
Muleem676/
Mulint675/
Mulind675/
Maulenová673/
Muilyn673/
Mulihn672/
Maulem672/
Muchellin672/
Mülhen672/
Maulèn672/
Muslyn672/
Meulem671/
Mulink671/
Mulinn671/
Molenn671/
Milenn671/
Muhlem671/
Mmulem671/
Maulên671/
Moutln671/
Mousellem671/
Moulne671/
Moulén671/
Mulhin671/
Mulemg671/
Mul'in671/
Mutlem671/
Maulyn671/
Milaen670/
Muelin670/
Mihlen670/

Mullen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mullen in the Hindi language
मुल्लेनmullena-
Mullen in the Russian language
Мулленmullen-
Mullen in the Arabic language
ملنmln-
مولنmwln-
مولينmwlyn-

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