Mullins Surname
Approximately 107,552 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMullins Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86,832 | 1:4,174 | 461 |
| England | 6,501 | 1:8,571 | 1,250 |
| Australia | 4,721 | 1:5,718 | 832 |
| Ireland | 3,299 | 1:1,427 | 290 |
| Canada | 2,541 | 1:14,500 | 2,129 |
| South Africa | 1,308 | 1:41,420 | 5,314 |
| Wales | 556 | 1:5,566 | 621 |
| New Zealand | 538 | 1:8,417 | 1,447 |
| Scotland | 160 | 1:33,461 | 3,323 |
| Costa Rica | 89 | 1:53,709 | 1,190 |
| Zimbabwe | 72 | 1:214,420 | 24,333 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Thailand | 56 | 1:1,261,399 | 181,528 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Israel | 50 | 1:171,153 | 17,369 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| Northern Ireland | 46 | 1:40,109 | 3,723 |
| Nicaragua | 42 | 1:143,359 | 2,172 |
| Panama | 41 | 1:95,421 | 3,699 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Jersey | 19 | 1:5,221 | 1,083 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Barbados | 12 | 1:23,954 | 1,149 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,646 | 1:2,691 | 507 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,651 | 1:9,195 | 1,375 |
| Wales | 125 | 1:12,547 | 762 |
| Scotland | 70 | 1:53,475 | 3,583 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,258 | 1:6,919 | 876 |
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.
(Anglo-Celt.) Mullin’s (Son): v. Mullin.
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Moulines or Moulins (France) = the Mills [v. Mullin2]
The Clare and Cork form of Ó Maoláin
(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.
Moulins, a place in the department of Orne, in Normandy. See Molines.
(French.) A miller. "De Moulin," from the mill.
From Moulins; a location name in Normandy.
Mullins: is Des Moulins.
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.).
Mullins Demographics
Average Male Mullins Height
177.22 cm
Average Female Mullins Height
162.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullions | 93 | 16 | / |
| Mulliens | 93 | 15 | / |
| Muillins | 93 | 6 | / |
| Mullinns | 93 | 1 | / |
| Moullins | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maullins | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mulllins | 93 | 0 | / |
| Mulins | 92 | 77 | / |
| Mullns | 92 | 12 | / |
| Mullens | 86 | 6,853 | / |
| Moulins | 86 | 707 | / |
| Mollins | 86 | 653 | / |
| Maulins | 86 | 15 | / |
| Meulins | 86 | 14 | / |
| Mullims | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mullinx | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mullyns | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mulions | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mutlins | 86 | 0 | / |
| Molliens | 80 | 33 | / |
| Mulleuns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maullens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meullens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Molins | 77 | 4,633 | / |
| Mulens | 77 | 41 | / |
| Milins | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mulnæs | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mulhns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mulims | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mulinx | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meulens | 71 | 151 | / |
| Muslims | 71 | 71 | / |
| Mollens | 71 | 36 | / |
| Milinsh | 71 | 31 | / |
| Miliens | 71 | 7 | / |
| Moulinz | 71 | 6 | / |
| Müllens | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mullenx | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muelens | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muilens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mullems | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mullimx | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moelins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mihlins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moliens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mulhens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mulensh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muslimsp | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mulhinch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Milinsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mulenshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mullennx | 67 | 1 | / |
Mullins Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mullins in the Russian language | ||
| Муллинс | mullins | - |
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