Mule

See also: mule, mulé, Mulè, mûle, m̧uļe, and mulę

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• A nickname for a stubborn person, from Middle English mule (“mule”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for a driver of pack animals.
• Borrowed from Italian Mulè.
• Borrowed from French Mule.

Proper noun

Mule (plural Mules)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mule is the 19027^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1431 individuals. Mule is most common among White (90.36%) individuals.

Further reading

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