Muckley Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Muckley Surname Definition:

Ó Maolchloiche Originally of Co. Sligo, families of this name are now mainly in Munster, where the better known Mulcahy has largely displaced Mulclahy. Stone by pseudo-translation has also been substituted for it. IF 232

Muckley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3191:1,136,23581,718
England2221:250,98220,313
Ireland791:59,6074,006
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Wales91:343,83718,086
France41:16,605,680368,153
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Mückley (41) are calculated separately.

Muckley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Maolchloiche Originally of Co. Sligo, families of this name are now mainly in Munster, where the better known Mulcahy has largely displaced Mulclahy. Stone by pseudo-translation has also been substituted for it. IF 232

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Maolchloiche Originally of Co. Sligo, families of this name are now mainly in Munster, where the better known Mulcahy has largely displaced Mulclahy. Stone by pseudo-translation has also been substituted for it. IF 232

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Muckley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Muckley Come From? nationality or country of origin

Muckley is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms: Mückley. Click here for other possible spellings of Muckley.

How Common Is The Last Name Muckley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muckley is the 485,771st most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,654,307 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Muckley are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 1,136,235. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, New Jersey, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent reside and Ireland, where 12 percent reside.

Muckley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Muckley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Muckley last name grew 532 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 790 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Muckley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Muckley surname is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Muckley last name are 1.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.39% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Muckley earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $42,791 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.41% less than the national average, earning $29,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mückley9541/
Mouckley939/
Mauckley930/
Muckle922,129/
Muckly924/
Mukley921/
Mucley921/
Mickley862,100/
Mockley8656/
Muckled868/
Mucklie864/
Mukleya861/
Mauckle860/
Mucklei860/
Maukley860/
Moukley860/
Mukle839/
Mukly834/
Mucle833/
Mieckley8014/
Mucklowe8011/
Moeckley803/
Meuckler801/
Muuckler800/
Mickle775,994/
Muckli77157/
Muclea77126/
Moucle77119/
Mikley77108/
Mockly7744/
Mockle7725/
Mukhly7725/
Muscle778/
Mucles776/
Muklay774/
Mocley773/
Mokley771/
Mukleh771/
Muzkle771/
Mutkle771/
Muccly771/
Mukloy771/
Muccle770/
Muklee770/
Muskle770/
Muekle770/
Muclay770/
Mucler770/
Muskelley759/
Mickelley751/
Maucler71255/
Mauclet71205/
Moeckly71168/
Muskleh7190/
Mückler7179/
Micklay7153/
Micklei7152/
Mukhlya7131/
Muikele7121/
Micklea7117/
Mucklai7114/
Mukelle7113/
Muscler717/
Micklee717/
Mukliya714/
Mocklee714/
Mocklei714/
Mouchkelly713/
Meuclet713/
Mucller712/
Mukhlys712/
Moucler711/
Muklhiy711/
Mocklya711/
Mauklee711/
Mouclet711/
Muklayi711/
Mouklay711/
Mucille711/
Mouckellet711/
Mmickle710/
Moccley710/
Muskler710/
Moeckle710/
Mookley710/
Muikler710/
Mokle673,590/
Mikle671,064/
Mokly67543/
Mukli67206/
Mukla67130/
Muklhiya6723/
Mocle6712/
Muchelle6711/
Moushkly678/
Muchille675/
Mickelle673/
Mauclauy673/
Moukelle672/
Mucla672/
Mucli672/
Mikelley671/
Moukhled671/
Muckklis671/
Mukuelle671/
Mucklish670/

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