Explore the Family Name Mullenax

The meaning of Mullenax

Irish and English: variant of Mullinax.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Mullenax in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Mullenax" has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 20,484 in terms of popularity amongst all surnames, but by 2010, it had fallen to rank 21,672, marking a decrease of 5.8%. The total count of individuals bearing the surname also slightly dropped from 1,204 in 2000 to 1,202 in 2010, reflecting a marginal decline of 0.17%. The proportion of people with the Mullenax surname per 100,000 people also fell by 8.89%, from 0.45 in 2000 to 0.41 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,484	#21,672	-5.8%
Count	1,204	1,202	-0.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.41	-8.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mullenax

Looking at the ethnic identity of those with the Mullenax surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. Overwhelmingly, individuals identifying as White held this surname, although their proportion decreased slightly from 95.76% in 2000 to 94.26% in 2010. On the other hand, those identifying with two or more races saw an increase from 1.33% to 2.33%, a significant jump of 75.19%. Similarly, those identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.33% to 2.08%, a 56.39% surge. However, the number of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped by 53.70%, from 1.08% to 0.50%. There were no individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity bearing the Mullenax surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.76%	94.26%	-1.57%
Two or More Races	1.33%	2.33%	75.19%
Hispanic	1.33%	2.08%	56.39%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.08%	0.5%	-53.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%