Mulroy
English
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Irish Ó Maolruaidh (“descendant of Maolruadh”), a personal name composed of the elements maol (“chief”) + ruadh (“red”).
Proper noun
editMulroy (plural Mulroys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mulroy is the 20971st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1255 individuals. Mulroy is most common among White (95.3%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mulroy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 633.