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Mullins (surname)

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The surname Mullins is of Irish origin, and is akin to Mullen and McMillan.

Geographical distribution

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At the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1901 (the data for Ireland) and the United Kingdom Census of 1881 (the data for the rest of the United Kingdom), the frequency of the surname Mullins was highest in the following counties:[1]

  1. County Clare (1:508)
  2. County Limerick (1:697)
  3. County Galway (1:950)
  4. County Cork (1:1,042)
  5. County Waterford (1:1,133)
  6. County Kilkenny (1:1,217)
  7. Wiltshire (1:1,390)
  8. Dorset (1:1,442)
  9. County Tipperary (1:1,525)
  10. King's County (1:1,547)

As of 2014, the frequency of the surname was highest in the following countries and territories:[1]

  1. Republic of Ireland (1:1,502)
  2. United States (1:4,189)
  3. Wales (1:4,821)
  4. Australia (1:5,475)
  5. Jersey (1:5,824)
  6. Barbados (1:7,308)
  7. England (1:8,431)
  8. New Zealand (1:9,414)
  9. Scotland (1:12,619)
  10. Canada (1:14,092)

As of 2014, 76.7% of all known bearers of the surname Mullins were residents of the United States. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following U.S. states:[1]

  1. West Virginia (1:496)
  2. Kentucky (1:577)
  3. Virginia (1:1,104)
  4. Tennessee (1:1,240)
  5. Ohio (1:1,973)
  6. Alabama (1:2,305)
  7. Mississippi (1:2,361)
  8. Indiana (1:2,503)
  9. Arkansas (1:2,538)
  10. Oklahoma (1:2,618)
  11. Michigan (1:4,066)
  12. Missouri (1:4,077)
  13. Delaware (1:4,122)

The frequency of the surname was highest in the following U.S. counties (over 20 times the national average):

With the single exception of Franklin County, Mississippi, these are all Appalachian counties.

People with the surname Mullins

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See also

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References

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