Mullane: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Clerks wrote Mullins in many ways, and Mullane is one that stuck. Taken at its root, Mullane points to “Miller, or descendant of Maolán”.

• The 2010 census count for Mullane in the United States was 2,153, good for rank 13,997.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Other spellings include Mullin and Mullen.
• Mullane sounds close to Mullowney, so it can help to search both.
• Records show Mullane as one of the forms Mullins took over time.

Mullane coat of arms

Arms linked to Mullins and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Mullane family name pack.