Mullins Surname

5,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mullins 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.

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Mullins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States86,8321:4,174461
England6,5011:8,5711,250
Australia4,7211:5,718832
Ireland3,2991:1,427290
Canada2,5411:14,5002,129
South Africa1,3081:41,4205,314
Wales5561:5,566621
New Zealand5381:8,4171,447
Scotland1601:33,4613,323
Costa Rica891:53,7091,190
Zimbabwe721:214,42024,333
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Israel501:171,15317,369
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Northern Ireland461:40,1093,723
Nicaragua421:143,3592,172
Panama411:95,4213,699
Portugal381:274,16410,086
France371:1,795,209158,669
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
India231:33,350,669396,143
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Barbados121:23,9541,149
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Norway111:467,48139,375
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6461:2,691507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6511:9,1951,375
Wales1251:12,547762
Scotland701:53,4753,583
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,2581:6,919876

Mullins (149) may also be a first name.

Mullins 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.

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

(Anglo-Celt.) Mullin’s (Son): v. Mullin.

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Moulines or Moulins (France) = the Mills [v. Mullin2]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Clare and Cork form of Ó Maoláin

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish, French) Grandson of Maolan (diminutive of maol, bald); one who came from Moulins or Moulines (mills), the names of several places in France; one who ground grain, a miller.

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

Moulins, a place in the department of Orne, in Normandy. See Molines.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(French.) A miller. "De Moulin," from the mill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Moulins; a location name in Normandy.

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

Mullins: is Des Moulins.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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.).

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

George Mullins of Taunton, and Robert Mullins of this county, were transported to Barbadoes, for taking part in the Monmouth rebellion in 1685 (H.).

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

Mullins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mullins (Russian: Муллинс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mullins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,272nd most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,758 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Mullins reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 754,880th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 149 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 86,832 people, or 1 in 4,174. In The United States Mullins is most frequent in: Virginia, where 10 percent are found, Kentucky, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 90 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Mullins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mullins has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,196 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 445 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mullins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mullins last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mullins surname are 12.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mullins earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.73% less than the national average, earning 281,273 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning R 281,952 per year; in United States they earn 8.96% less than the national average, earning $39,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $49,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mullions9316/
Mulliens9315/
Muillins936/
Mullinns931/
Moullins931/
Maullins931/
Mulllins930/
Mulins9277/
Mullns9212/
Mullens866,853/
Moulins86707/
Mollins86653/
Maulins8615/
Meulins8614/
Mullims8613/
Mullinx862/
Mullyns862/
Mulions861/
Mutlins860/
Molliens8033/
Mulleuns801/
Maullens800/
Meullens800/
Molins774,633/
Mulens7741/
Milins777/
Mulnæs776/
Mulhns771/
Mulims771/
Mulinx771/
Meulens71151/
Muslims7171/
Mollens7136/
Milinsh7131/
Miliens717/
Moulinz716/
Müllens714/
Mullenx713/
Muelens713/
Muilens712/
Mullems711/
Mullimx711/
Moelins711/
Mihlins711/
Moliens711/
Mulhens711/
Mulensh711/
Muslimsp6722/
Mulhinch6710/
Milinsch671/
Mulenshe671/
Molns671/
Mullennx671/

Mullins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mullins in the Russian language
Муллинсmullins-

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