Mullett Surname

83,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Mullett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Malet.'

Malet fil. Henry. C. Baldwin Malet, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Sarra Malet, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Harvey Malet, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Alan Malet, Derbyshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Mullett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8261:128,25913,561
England1,4521:38,3734,991
Canada7651:48,1645,843
Australia3441:78,4769,152
Ireland1111:42,4233,272
Wales921:33,6363,370
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
France151:4,428,181244,602
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jersey11:99,2026,620
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland821:54,0234,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9081:26,8453,678
Wales261:60,3242,968
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:159,93214,628

Mullett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Malet.'

Malet fil. Henry. C. Baldwin Malet, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Sarra Malet, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Harvey Malet, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Alan Malet, Derbyshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Malet Molendinarius (Malet the Miller), Jersey: 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Magota Malet, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Yohannes Malet, 1379: ibid.

1586. Gawen Mallett, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1619. Married — Anthony Mallet and Margaret Meredeth: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname from the Mule [French mulet, a diminutive from Latin mul-us. a mule]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A mullet is a fish; also a star-like charge of the heraldric shield; also a spur; but it is difficult to say how either of these things can have given rise to a surname.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ansketil Mulet, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John Mulet, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Mallett is a slightly altered form of a very ancient name in Norfolk, where it has remained ever since the time of William the Conqueror, when Roger Mallet or Malet, lord of Eye in Suffolk, received an extensive grant of lands. The name of Malet was common in the adjoining county of Lincoln as well as in the distant county of Somerset in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Mullett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mullett is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mullett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 83,206th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,252,156 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Mullett reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,826 people, or 1 in 128,259. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 23 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Mullett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mullett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mullett last name grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 135 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 354 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mullett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mullett surname are 21.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mullett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 138.91% more than the national average, earning R 567,732 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $21,854,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $46,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mullette93158/
Mulliett934/
Moullett931/
Mulletts930/
Mullet925,047/
Mulett92355/
Moullette8836/
Moulliett882/
Mollett862,364/
Moullet861,129/
Mulette8687/
Muliett8667/
Mulliet8660/
Maullet8627/
Mulleth8613/
Mullete867/
Moulett864/
Mullitt863/
Muillet861/
Mullets861/
Mulleit861/
Meullet861/
Mulet839,937/
Mulle832,603/
Mullettová821/
Moulliet80146/
Mugliett80101/
Moulette8064/
Maulette809/
Muller77289,529/
Mollet777,353/
Mulley772,357/
Moulet771,770/
Muylle771,674/
Mulles77871/
Mullie77795/
Mullee77571/
Maulet77494/
Molett77444/
Mulete77428/
Muleth77339/
Moulle77307/
Meulle77292/
Meulet7795/
Mullei7785/
Milett7775/
Mullit7768/
Muslet7757/
Mutlet7753/
Muliet7720/
Maulle7719/
Mullez7716/
Mullea7712/
Muille7711/
Mulleh7710/
Muletz778/
Muleit778/
Mhulle774/
Mulled774/
Muslle773/
Mulets772/
Muulle772/
Mulleu771/
Mullge771/
Moutillet755/
Moulettte750/
Mule73125,749/
Mauller71542/
Meuller71384/
Molliet71277/
Muselle71226/
Mutelle71114/
Mollitt71105/
Moellet7157/
Muiller7154/
Mouliet7141/
Musille7139/
Mulliot7119/
Mouller7116/
Maulete7112/
Mullher7112/
Mulller719/
Mulleea715/
Mullerr714/
Mulleer713/
Muuller713/
Muleete712/
Mmuller711/
Moolett711/
Mullait711/
Mullead711/
Mulleey711/
Molleit711/
Moulley711/
Moulets711/
Mugliet711/
Muilles711/
Mulethe711/
Mullles711/
Méoulet711/
Mouslle711/
Moulete711/
Moulles711/
Mucille711/
Musllit710/
Musller710/
Mullech710/
Maulley710/
Mulless710/
Mihlett710/
Mulla67290,764/
Mulei6714,293/
Maule6711,464/
Molle6711,401/
Moule675,698/
Muley674,811/
Mulli673,084/
Milet672,765/
Molet671,951/
Mhule671,825/
Mulee671,614/
Muler671,612/
Mulge671,566/
Mulea671,565/
Muhle671,547/
Mules671,361/
Musle67842/
Mulit67825/
Mulej67775/
Mutle67768/
Mully67686/
Mullahey67316/
Mulie67269/
Mmule67229/
Muyle67164/
Meule67137/
Muule67127/
Muile67114/
Musselle67102/
Mülle6796/
Mulhe6788/
Muleh6780/
Muleu6776/
Mulje6758/
Mgule6725/
Moulliot6723/
Mullesch6719/
Muchelle6711/
Muled6711/
Muchille675/
Mullé675/
Muleş674/
Mulez673/
Mouselle673/
Mauselle672/
M'Ule672/
Mauleate671/
Musellee671/
M'Gaulle671/
Moutelle671/
Musilleh671/
'Mule671/
Mousllei671/
Muteller671/
Muscelle670/
Mouliott670/
Museller670/
Meusller670/

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