Mulqueeney Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Mulqueeney Surname Definition:

Ó Maolchaoin(e) A noted bardic family of Thomond. The name is sometimes unaccountably changed to Mulligan. MIF 270; Map Clare

Mulqueeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1151:234,74522,001
United States851:4,264,223227,504
England511:1,092,51152,584
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Mulqueeney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Maolchaoin(e) A noted bardic family of Thomond. The name is sometimes unaccountably changed to Mulligan. MIF 270; Map Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mulqueeney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulqueeney occurs most in Australia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulqueeney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 904,049th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Mulqueeney are found; 44 percent are found in Australasia and 44 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 234,745. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 64 percent are found, Victoria, where 19 percent are found and Queensland, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Australia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Mulqueeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mulqueeney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mulqueeney surname expanded 850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 42 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mulqueeney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mulqueeney last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mulqueeney last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Mulqueeney earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning $43,583 USD per year.

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