Mullally

English

Alternative forms

• Lally, Mullaly

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolalaidh (“descendant of Maolaladh”), a personal name composed by the elements maol (“chieftain”) + aladh (“speckled, piebald”).

Proper noun

Mullally (plural Mullallys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mullally is the 21960^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1182 individuals. Mullally is most common among White (93.91%) individuals.

Further reading

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