Explore the Family Name Mulling

The meaning of Mulling

1. English (Lancashire): nickname from Middle English mulling, molling ‘darling’. 2. Dutch: habitational name from a farm so named in the East Netherlands, once belonging to a certain Mulle and his kin. 3. German (Mülling): unexplained.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Mulling surname has seen a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. It dropped in rank from 76,465 to 106,570, representing a -39.37% change. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased during these years, going from 234 to 167, a decline of -28.63%. Its proportion per 100,000 people in the United States also decreased by -33.33%, from 0.09 to 0.06.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,465	#106,570	-39.37%
Count	234	167	-28.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.06	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mulling

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mulling, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is clear that there are variations. In 2000, the highest percentage of people with the surname identified as White (86.75%), followed by Black (6.41%), and Hispanic (3.85%). However, by 2010, while White remained the largest ethnicity group at 78.44%, the percentage of those identifying as Black nearly doubled to 12.57%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic slightly increased to 4.79%. An interesting note is that in 2010, individuals who identified with two or more races emerged in the Mulling surname demographic, which was not recorded in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.75%	78.44%	-9.58%
Black	6.41%	12.57%	96.1%
Hispanic	3.85%	4.79%	24.42%
Two or More Races	0%	2.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%