Mulvey Surname

51,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mulvey Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Servant or Disciple of Miadhach = the Noble [Irish Maolmhiadhaigh (mh as v, dh mute)—maol, servant, &c. + the genit. of miadhach, noble, honourable]

Mulvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5941:64,7947,575
England1,5941:34,9554,625
Ireland1,5711:2,997555
Australia3251:83,0649,628
Canada3101:118,85712,533
Scotland2881:18,5902,213
New Zealand1001:45,2837,455
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Wales191:162,87011,152
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France61:11,070,454349,096
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9221:4,805809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3821:63,8107,365
Scotland1251:29,9462,568
Wales31:522,80514,314
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2311:40,7954,792

Mulvey (19) may also be a first name.

Mulvey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Servant or Disciple of Miadhach = the Noble [Irish Maolmhiadhaigh (mh as v, dh mute)—maol, servant, &c. + the genit. of miadhach, noble, honourable]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh of Co. Leitrim and Ó Maoilmheadha of Co. Clare. MIF 187; Map Clare and Leit

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh of Co. Leitrim and Ó Maoilmheadha of Co. Clare. MIF 187; Map Clare and Leit

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Maolmiadhach (honorable chief).

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

Mulvey Last Name Facts

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

Mulvey is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mulvey.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulvey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 51,443rd most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 731,314 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Mulvey are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Mulvey is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,594 people, or 1 in 64,794. In The United States Mulvey is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent live, Massachusetts, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 16 percent live.

Mulvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mulvey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mulvey surname grew 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 417 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 170 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mulvey Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Mulvey surname are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mulvey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.41% more than the national average, earning R 495,252 per year; in United States they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $48,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $52,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulveye921/
Mulveys920/
Mullvey920/
Mulve9120/
Mulvy9113/
Mulvay83149/
Mulvoy83133/
Mulvee83132/
Mulvie83125/
Mulvet8356/
Mulbey8318/
Muluey833/
Mulves833/
Mulver832/
Moulvy831/
Mulviy831/
Milvey830/
Mulweyi77277/
Mulweye77100/
Mulweya772/
Moulvee771/
Moulver771/
Mulueye771/
Mullvay770/
Mullvoy770/
Mullbey770/
Mulwe73466/
Mulvi73221/
Mulue7366/
Mulby7350/
Mulbe7343/
Mulva7320/
Milve739/
Mutelbey710/
Mulvehie710/
Maulvi6719,563/
Mulvad67597/
Moulvi67497/
Mulwee67176/
Mulwei67120/
Mulbay6767/
Mulvaj6757/
Mülver6754/
Molvay6739/
Mulbeh6736/
Milvoy6731/
Milvay6710/
Mulvui675/
Mulber675/
Mulway674/
Moulva672/
Mullue672/
Molbey672/
Mielve671/
Muilue671/
Mulvai671/
Maulva671/
Meulue671/
Moulby671/
Mujlva671/
Mulvah671/
Mulvis671/
Maulue671/
Maulby670/
Mullenphy670/

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