Mulqueen

Mulqueen Meaning & Origin

About Mulqueen
The surname Mulqueen is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó Maolchaoin," meaning "descendant of Maolchaoin." The name Maolchaoin is composed of the elements "maol," meaning "bald" or "tonsured," and "Caoin," meaning "gentle" or "beautiful." Therefore, the surname Mulqueen can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the gentle or beautiful one with a shaved head."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Mulqueen: 795
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 29,626
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.27

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mulqueen 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
MLKN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNAGA
🔊 Soundex
M04205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 L K W IY1 N
🌐 IPA
/məlkˈwin/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mulqueen in Braille

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

The name Mulqueen in braille

How to sign the name Mulqueen using Sign Language

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

The name Mulqueen in sign language

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