An Irish, French and English surname, the Mullins family name comes from the Old French term of ‘molineux’ which means miller. The Gaelic form was O Meallain. The term ‘meall’ refers to a pleasant.

Spelling variations of Mullins include Mullen, Mullin, O’Mullan, McMullen and MacMillan.

The regions of Lanarkshire, Perthshire, Selkirkshire and Roxburghshire in Scotland have many Mullins families. In England the Mullins families primarily live in the city of London, Yorkshire, Lancashire and along the southern and western coast. In Wales a high population of Mullins live in Glamorgan. In Ireland the Mullins surname is in Connacht region, the central western region.

The states of Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, New York West Virginia, Mississippi and Massachusetts with the United States have the great populations of Mullins families.

Famous: Brian Mullins (football player from Ireland), Hubert L. Mullins (writer), Priscilla Mullins (17th century pilgrim to Plymouth, married John Alden), Rich Mullins (musician), Jeff Mullins (professional basketball player), Hayden Mullins (soccer player from England), Donnie Mullins (movie film maker from Canada), Andria Mullins (entertainer), Bitsy Mullins (trumpeter) and Chucky Mullins (professional football player).