Mulberry

See also: mulberry

English

Etymology

Two main origins of surname:

• A variant of Mowbray, altered by folk etymology.
• Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilbhearaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Bearach”).

Proper noun

Mulberry (countable and uncountable, plural Mulberrys)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in Chilton County, Alabama.
   3. An unincorporated community in Crenshaw County, Alabama.
   4. A city in Crawford County, Arkansas.
   5. A city in Polk County, Florida.
   6. An unincorporated community in Barrow County, Georgia, named for mulberry trees.
   7. A town in Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
   8. A minor city in Crawford County, Kansas.
   9. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Kentucky.
   10. An unincorporated community in Surry County, North Carolina.
   11. A census-designated place in Wilkes County, North Carolina, named for mulberry trees.
   12. A census-designated place in Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
   13. A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma.
   14. A census-designated place in Sumter County, South Carolina.
   15. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
   16. An unincorporated community in Fannin County, Texas.
   17. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mulberry Township.
3. A tiny hamlet in Lanivet parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0266).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mulberry is the 36204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 619 individuals. Mulberry is most common among White (80.94%) and Black/African American (14.86%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mulberry”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 632.