Explore the Family Name Mulryan

The meaning of Mulryan

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoilriaghain ‘descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Riaghan’, a personal name probably based on the word rí ‘king’. The family were chieftains in Tipperary and Limerick. The name has sometimes been abbreviated to Ryan, which however can be the Anglicized form of two other Irish surnames.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Mulryan' has seen a slight dip in its popularity ranking from 2000 to 2010, going from rank 71,143 to 73,215, marking a decrease of approximately 2.91%. However, in terms of actual count, there was a small increase over this decade. In 2000, there were 256 individuals with the surname 'Mulryan', and this increased by 3.52% to 265 people in 2010. The proportion per 100k people remained steady at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,143	#73,215	-2.91%
Count	256	265	3.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mulryan

As for the ethnicity associated with the 'Mulryan' surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of people with this surname identified as White in both years, but there was a slight decrease of about 4.18%, moving from 95.70% to 91.70%. There was a notable rise in individuals identifying as Hispanic from 1.95% in 2000 to 6.04% in 2010, an increase of 209.74%. In 2010, there were also some individuals who identified with two or more ethnicities, which was not recorded in 2000. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.7%	91.7%	-4.18%
Hispanic	1.95%	6.04%	209.74%
Two or More Races	0%	1.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%