Mulrooney

Mulrooney Meaning & Origin

About Mulrooney
The surname Mulrooney is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Maolruanaidh, which means "descendant of Maolruanaidh." The name Maolruanaidh is composed of the elements "maol," meaning "bald" or "tonsured," and "ruanaidh," meaning "champion" or "mighty." Therefore, the surname Mulrooney can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the bald champion" or "descendant of the mighty one with a shaved head."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Mulrooney: 1,113
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 22,978
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.38

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mulrooney 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
MLRN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M046050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH1 L R UW0 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈməlruni/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M465

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mulrooney in Braille

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

The name Mulrooney in braille

How to sign the name Mulrooney using Sign Language

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

The name Mulrooney in sign language

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