Mulligan

See also: mulligan

English

Alternative forms

• Mullican

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolagain, from maolagán (“person with cropped hair”), from maol (“bald”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌlɪɡən/
• Homophone: mulligan

Proper noun

Mulligan (plural Mulligans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mulligan is the 2469^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14590 individuals. Mulligan is most common among White (91.47%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mulligan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 633.