The Mulholland surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,353 people carried this name — #5,474 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 6,151 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Mulholland surname

A surname from Irish; variant form Mullholland.

Derived from Irish Ó Maolchalann (“descendant of Maolchalann”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mulholland» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 73 births for the Mulholland name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 3,200 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 2 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim, Down, and Londonderry.”

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 65
Connacht 4
Leinster 3
Munster 1

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In Scotland’s registers today

Mulholland was recorded 59 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 447th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 59. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Mulholland in American newspapers,
1927.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Mulholland
The Washington Times 1927-02-15
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Mulholland
The Washington Times 1927-03-22
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Mulholland
The Washington Times 1927-03-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,590 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mulholland in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2000s.

17,623 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mulholland. The most, 3,847, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 9,513
Queensland 5,421
Victoria 1,818
South Australia 338
Western Australia 188
ACT (Canberra) 162
Tasmania 138
Northern Territory 12

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mulholland.

Who carried it

People named Mulholland,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Patrick Mulholland
    Patrick Mulholland 1826–1878 · photographer
  • Daphne Rachel Mulholland d. 1948
  • Mary Mulholland d. 1859
  • Andrina Mulholland d. 1881
  • Helen Moss d. 1992
  • Jane Mulholland 1797–1884

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mulholland,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,868 records

1,868 records of the Mulholland name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 608
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 420
  • Other U.S. records 840
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Alton Mulholland

    Born 1947; from Studio City, California. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Philip J. Mulholland

    Born 1916 in Washington. Enlisted 1942 at Tacoma; bookkeeper from King County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Mulholland

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Britannic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 28; companion. From Kent, England; bound for Iowa.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,868 records for Mulholland in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia639 records

639 records of the Mulholland name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 225
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 200
  • Other Australian records 214
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Hugh Mulholland

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Clyde, sailing from Portsmouth in 1830. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1841. Married 1841 in Oatlands, Tasmania, aged 30.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Mulholland

    Arrived in Victoria in 1856 aboard the Shooting Star, aged 48; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas J. Mulholland

    Gentleman of N S W, Victoria; died 1926.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 639 records for Mulholland in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada69 records

69 records of the Mulholland name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 24
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 11
  • Other Canadian records 34
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Mulholland

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Texas, landing at Quebec, bound for Berlin, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Mulholland

    Died 1962, aged 78; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Dorine Mulholland

    Buried in 1968 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 45.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 69 records for Mulholland in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom32 records

32 records of the Mulholland name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 22
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 5
  • Other British records 5
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Mulholland

    Died 1968, aged 57; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Mulholland

    Will proved in 1899; of Bangor, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record James Mulholland

    Died 1918. Named in the roll of honour (1926).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Showing 3 of 32 records for Mulholland in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands29 records

29 records of the Mulholland name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 18
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 11
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johanna Cornelia Mulholland

    Died 1971 in 's-Gravenhage; born in Bangil op Java.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Eugène Christian Mulholland

    Died 1948 in Voorschoten, aged 77.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Wassenaar (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Mulholland

    Died 1883 in Velsen, aged 40.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Mulholland in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand23 records

23 records of the Mulholland name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 18
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 3
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Maureen Mary Mulholland

    Died 1996, aged 74; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Alice Mulholland

    Died 1887, aged 33; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edward John Mulholland

    Died 1953, aged 66; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Mulholland in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France3 records

3 records of the Mulholland name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Herbert Farrell Mulholland

    Born 1911 in the United States; died 1992 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Trevor Mulholland

    Born 1926 in India; died 1997 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Mulholland in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Ireland1 record

1 record of the Mulholland name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Peter Mulholland

    Died 1960; buried at Derrybrien, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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