How common is the last name Mullen?

35,464 people in the United States have the last name Mullen, about 1 in 8,428. It ranks #971 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MULLEN

#971

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
35,464
About
1 in 8,428
This common or more
39.4%
Who bears it

Of the 35,464 people with the last name Mullen, 85.2% reported their origin as White, 6.7% as Black and 3.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Mullen

#969 Frye · 35,502#970 Richmond · 35,493#972 Huber · 35,444#973 Bean · 35,379

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Mullen, most common first.

#3,286 Mullin · 10,732#15,406 Mullan · 1,833

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