Mullvain

Mullvain Meaning & Origin

About Mullvain
The surname Mullvain is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Maolbháin, which means "descendant of Maolbhán." The name Maolbhán is composed of the elements "maol," meaning "bald" or "tonsured," and "bhán," meaning "white" or "fair." It is likely that the name originally referred to a person with fair or white hair, or possibly someone who had taken religious vows and had a shaved head. Over time, the surname Mullvain has undergone various anglicized spellings and pronunciations.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mullvain is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mullvain: 108
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 151,532
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mullvain based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MLFN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M04105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH1 L V AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/mullvain*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M415

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mullvain in Braille

Here's how to represent Mullvain in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mullvain in braille

How to sign the name Mullvain using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mullvain using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mullvain in sign language

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