Mulroy

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolruaidh (“descendant of Maolruadh”), a personal name composed of the elements maol (“chief”) + ruadh (“red”).

Proper noun

Mulroy (plural Mulroys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mulroy is the 20971^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1255 individuals. Mulroy is most common among White (95.3%) individuals.

Further reading

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