Mullens Surname
Approximately 6,853 people bear this surname
Mullens Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. An English dress of the French 'de Molines.' The 'g' in Mullings is an excrescence; compare Jennings for Jennins.
William de Molyns, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1587-8.
Read More About This SurnameMullens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,928 | 1:73,551 | 8,477 |
| Australia | 810 | 1:33,328 | 4,397 |
| Belgium | 407 | 1:28,247 | 4,527 |
| England | 265 | 1:210,257 | 18,075 |
| Netherlands | 185 | 1:91,282 | 15,011 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Ireland | 42 | 1:112,118 | 5,755 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 102 | 1:43,430 | 3,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 365 | 1:66,782 | 7,604 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,840 | 1:27,293 | 3,352 |
The alternate forms: Müllens (4) are calculated separately.
Mullens (18) may also be a first name.
Mullens Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. An English dress of the French 'de Molines.' The 'g' in Mullings is an excrescence; compare Jennings for Jennins.
William de Molyns, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1587-8. Barentyne Molens, Berkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
(a) Local, 'at the miln,' i.e. mill. Middle English miln and mulne. The final 's' is common to these local surnames; compare Meadows, Brooks, Sykes, Mills, &c. Perhaps it is the patronymic s, as in Williams, Jones, &c.
Laurence atte Mulene, 1278. Writs of Parliament.
Gilbert atte Mullane, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1670. Francis Shepherd and Abigaell Mullins: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1787. Married — John Mullens and Jane Rebecca Trevor: Canterbury Cath.
(Anglo-Celt.) Mullen’s or Mullan’s (Son): v. Mullan1.
(Anglo-French-Latin) v. Mullins2.
Moulins, a place in the department of Orne, in Normandy. See Molines.
(French.) A miller. "De Moulin," from the mill.
In 1645 a family of Mullins or Mullens, still represented in the locality, owned land in Wimborne Minster; and during the latter half of the 16th century the family of Mullens or Molyns possessed the manor of West Hall in Folke (H.).
George Mullins of Taunton, and Robert Mullins of this county, were transported to Barbadoes, for taking part in the Monmouth rebellion in 1685 (H.).
Mullens Demographics
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Mullens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mullens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mullens occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Müllens. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mullens? popularity and diffusion
It is the 72,010th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,063,410 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Mullens are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mullens is also the 2,608,198th most common first name throughout the world, held by 18 people.
The surname Mullens is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4,928 people, or 1 in 73,551. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, West Virginia, where 12 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found and Belgium, where 6 percent are found.
Mullens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mullens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 268 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 59 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mullens Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mullens last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Mullens surname are 9.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Mullens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.76% more than the national average, earning R 363,024 per year; in United States they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $41,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning $43,501 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Müllens | 95 | 4 | / |
| Mulliens | 93 | 15 | / |
| Mulleuns | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maullens | 93 | 0 | / |
| Meullens | 93 | 0 | / |
| Mulens | 92 | 41 | / |
| Mullns | 92 | 12 | / |
| Mullins | 86 | 107,552 | / |
| Meulens | 86 | 151 | / |
| Mollens | 86 | 36 | / |
| Muelens | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mullenx | 86 | 3 | / |
| Muilens | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mullyns | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mullems | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mulhens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mulensh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Molliens | 80 | 33 | / |
| Mullions | 80 | 16 | / |
| Muillins | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mulenshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mullinns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mullennx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moullins | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maullins | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mulllins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Milens | 77 | 161 | / |
| Molens | 77 | 77 | / |
| Mulins | 77 | 77 | / |
| Mulnæs | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mulhns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moulins | 71 | 707 | / |
| Mollins | 71 | 653 | / |
| Mulenje | 71 | 261 | / |
| Mielens | 71 | 134 | / |
| Mühlens | 71 | 80 | / |
| Mülhens | 71 | 73 | / |
| Maulins | 71 | 15 | / |
| Meulins | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mullims | 71 | 13 | / |
| Muelenz | 71 | 7 | / |
| Miliens | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mulenze | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mullinx | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meulems | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moliens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhlenz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mulions | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutlins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Muehlenz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mulenche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molns | 67 | 1 | / |
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