Mulvaine

Mulvaine Meaning & Origin

About Mulvaine
The surname Mulvaine is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Maoilmhín, meaning "descendant of the servant of the tonsured one." It is believed to have originated from a personal name referring to a servant or follower of a religious figure who had a shaved head or a tonsure. The name Mulvaine is relatively rare and is primarily found in Ireland and Scotland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Mulvaine: 101
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 159,712
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

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

Ranking information for the surname Mulvaine is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MLFN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M041050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH1 L V EY2 N
🌐 IPA
/mulvaine*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M415

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mulvaine in Braille

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

The name Mulvaine in braille

How to sign the name Mulvaine using Sign Language

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

The name Mulvaine in sign language

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