Mulligan
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolagain, from maolagán (“person with cropped hair”), from maol (“bald”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mulligan (plural Mulligans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mulligan is the 2469th 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.