Mullowney Surname

490,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mullowney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mullowney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4751:763,07159,419
Canada1251:294,76527,374
England521:1,071,50151,923
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1151:38,5213,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Mullowney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mullowney is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mullowney? popularity and diffusion

Mullowney is the 490,085th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Mullowney are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Mullowney is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 475 people, or 1 in 763,071. In The United States Mullowney is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Mullowney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mullowney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mullowney surname grew 1,583 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mullowney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mullowney last name are 5.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.05% registered with the party.

The amount Mullowney earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.36% more than the national average, earning $53,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $54,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulowney941/
Mullowny940/
Mulgowney893/
Mollowney891/
Mutlowney891/
Mullawney890/
Mulowny880/
Molowney820/
Mullawny820/
Molowny75126/
Mulawny750/
Mullovna711/
Moulawna591/
Mulubna502/
Milavne501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mullowney
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