Mulroney Surname

388,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Mulroney Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Servant or Disciple OF Ruanaidh = the Red- Complexioned [Irish Maolruanaidh—maol, mael, servant, etc. + ruanaidh]

Mulroney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4831:750,43358,631
Australia1681:160,68916,729
Canada1601:230,28522,082
England671:831,61344,286
Ireland151:313,92910,911
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland681:65,1454,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

Mulroney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Servant or Disciple OF Ruanaidh = the Red- Complexioned [Irish Maolruanaidh—maol, mael, servant, etc. + ruanaidh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Maolruanaidh A once powerful sept subjugated by the Maguires: in Fermanagh still in small numbers. For another sept of the name see Map. IF 230; Map Gal

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mulroney Last Name Facts

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

Mulroney is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulroney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 388,780th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,990,730 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Mulroney live; 67 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Mulroney is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 483 people, or 1 in 750,433. In The United States Mulroney is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 18 percent are found.

Mulroney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mulroney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mulroney last name grew 291 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mulroney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mulroney last name are 6.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mulroney earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $44,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.71% more than the national average, earning $65,932 CAD per year.

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