The Mullens surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,210 people carried this name — #7,859 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,900 people counted. That is up 7% from 3,942 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 215 people named Mullens live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Limburg 145
Flemish Brabant 21
Liège 21
Namur 11
Antwerp 9
Luxembourg Province 8

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Mullens in American newspapers,
1903–1912.

Newspaper page from The Roswell Daily Record carrying the name Mullens
The Roswell Daily Record 1908-06-03
Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Mullens
Santa Fe New Mexican 1912-01-19
Newspaper page from The Leader carrying the name Mullens
The Leader 1903-08-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 297,969 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mullens in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

15,712 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mullens. The most, 2,148, date from the 1880s. 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 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 8,682
Victoria 3,812
Queensland 1,651
South Australia 630
Western Australia 492
Tasmania 302
ACT (Canberra) 119
Northern Territory 14

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

Who carried it

People named Mullens,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Mullens
    Joseph Mullens 1820–1879 · photographer
  • Willy Mullens
    Willy Mullens 1880–1952 · film actor
  • Mazie Withers
    Mazie Withers 1888–1921 · musician
  • Jack Mullens
    Jack Mullens 1896–1978 · politician
  • Sheppard Mullins d. 1871 · politician
  • George Mullens d. 1906

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 Mullens,
in the records of 10 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 States522 records

522 records of the Mullens name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 154
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 116
  • Other U.S. records 252
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Mary M. Mullens

    Born 1919 in Indiana. Enlisted 1943 in the Women's Army Corps at Louisville, Kentucky; secondary school teacher. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Brucevile Cemetery, Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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 Luther A. Mullens

    Born 1926 in Texas. Enlisted 1944 at Dallas; farm hand from Montague County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at West Bridgeport Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Mullens

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Centurion from Liverpool, aged 28; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 522 records for Mullens in the United States.

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

Netherlands905 records

905 records of the Mullens name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 540
  • Dutch population registers 338
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 27
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johan Hendrik Mullens

    Married in 1925 in Amsterdam; office clerk. Died 1969 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Josepha Mullens

    Married in 1903 in Rotterdam. Died 1953 in Rotterdam, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendricus Philippus Mullens

    Married in 1865 in Dordrecht. Died 1898 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 905 records for Mullens in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia331 records

331 records of the Mullens name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 177
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 59
  • Other Australian records 95
  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 George Mullens

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Dick, arriving 1821; ticket of leave 1825. Native of Chesterf.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Mullens

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Earl Grey, aged 27; English.

    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 Marie Louise Mullens

    Gentlewoman of Pomonal, Victoria; died 1995.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 331 records for Mullens in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Mullens name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ann Mullens

    Died 1969 in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Dianne Mullens

    Died 1945 in New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary A. Mullens

    Died 1872 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Mullens in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom8 records

8 records of the Mullens name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 6
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Mullens

    Buried in 1813 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 44.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. H. M. Mullens

    Somerset Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eliz Mullens

    Buried in 1799 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 67.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Mullens in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Belgium7 records

7 records of the Mullens name in Belgium
  • Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  • Belgian population registers 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Claire Mullens

    Died 1836 in Lommel, aged 33; shopkeeper.

    Open Archives, Stad Lommel - Archiefdienst (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Denise Aline Marie Mullens

    Married in 1943 in Aalst; born 1915 in Havre.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Leon Mullens

    Died 1945 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Mullens in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Ireland4 records

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

    Died 1949, aged 60; buried at Dunmore, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Bridget Mullens

    Died 1932; buried at Kilgevrin/Liskeavy, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Mullens in Ireland.

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).

Germany4 records

4 records of the Mullens name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Müllens

    From Düsseldorf. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 15 May 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 87).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Reinhard Müllens

    From Aachen. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 23 May 1917; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 11 September 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Mullens in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Mullens name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 2
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Kevin Mullens

    Died 2000, aged 79; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Mullens

    Died 1907, aged 24; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Mullens in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough 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).

France1 record

1 record of the Mullens 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 Gerald Robert Jose Mullens

    Born 1924 in Great Britain; died 1994 in Saint-Amans-Valtoret (Tarn).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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