Mulroy Surname

134,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mulroy Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Servant or Disciple of Ruadh=the Red-Complexioned [Irish and Gaelic Maolruaidh—maol, mael, servant, etc. + the genit. of ruadh, red]

Mulroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9351:187,31718,623
England6141:90,7469,782
Ireland4681:10,0621,318
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Australia841:321,37727,634
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Wales171:182,03112,022
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3171:13,9741,820
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:115,52311,173
Scotland451:83,1834,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4401:114,13311,279

Mulroy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Servant or Disciple of Ruadh=the Red-Complexioned [Irish and Gaelic Maolruaidh—maol, mael, servant, etc. + the genit. of ruadh, red]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Maolruaidh A sept of the Uí Fiachrach in Mayo whose name is also anglicized Milroy and has sometimes been changed to Munroe. Also an old family in Co. Longford. MIF 173; Map Longf. and Mayo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Maolruaidh A sept of the Uí Fiachrach in Mayo whose name is also anglicized Milroy and has sometimes been changed to Munroe. Also an old family in Co. Longford. MIF 173; Map Longf. and Mayo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Maolruadh (red chief).

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

Mulroy Last Name Facts

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

Mulroy is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulroy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 134,129th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,170,204 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Mulroy live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,935 people, or 1 in 187,317. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Ireland, where 14 percent are found.

Mulroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mulroy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mulroy last name increased 440 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 291 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 148 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mulroy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mulroy surname are 4.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mulroy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning R 246,180 per year; in United States they earn 16.12% more than the national average, earning $50,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.36% more than the national average, earning $55,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mullroy922/
Mulroye920/
Maulroy920/
Mulroyd920/
Mulry911,252/
Mulro911/
Mucelroy863/
Mulroe83459/
Mulrey83277/
Mulray8365/
Mutlro831/
Mulrou831/
Mulrry830/
Mullry830/
Molroy830/
Muchelroy801/
Mulroue7729/
Mullray7720/
Mulroth774/
Mulrray773/
Muilery772/
Mulrowe772/
Mulroie771/
Mullrey770/
Moelroy770/
Mullroe770/
Moulrey770/
Moulray770/
Molro733/
Molry732/
Mulra732/
Mulri731/
Mulre730/
Muhlroth712/
Muillery711/
Maulross710/
Mulraj6731/
Mulree6726/
Mulrah676/
Mulrat673/
Mulrej672/
Mullre671/
Mullri671/
Mollry671/
Mulraz671/
Molray670/
Mulrit670/
Mulred670/
Mulrea670/
Mulrae670/
Mulrie670/

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