McMullen

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McMullen is a surname with predominantly Irish origins but also with some Scottish history. It derives from root forenames such as: Maolain, Maelan "Hillock" and Meallain "Pleasant". All of these forenames have over time evolved to the collateral "Son of Maolain", anglicised McMullen.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam McMullen (1872–1959), 21st governor of Nebraska
• Billy McMullen (born 1980), American football player
• Brett James McMullen (fl. 1980s–2010s), U.S. Air Force brigadier general
• Catherine Cookson (1906–1998), English author who published in the United States under her maiden name Catherine McMullen
• Clements McMullen (1892–1959), U.S. Air Force major general
• Curtis T. McMullen (born 1958), American mathematician
• Darren McMullen (born 1982), Scottish-Australian television and radio personality
• David L. McMullen, British sinologist
• Donald McMullen (1891–1967), British Army major general
• Frances Drewry McMullen (1898–1995), American journalist and school psychologist
• James McMullen (1833–1913), Canadian politician
• John McMullen (disambiguation)
• Mal McMullen (1927–1995), American professional basketball player
• Michael McMullen, South Australian architect, designer of Marryatville, South Australia#The Acacias and many other notable buildings in Adelaide
• Nathan McMullen (born 1988), English stage and TV actor
• Neil C. McMullen (1913–1992), American politician
• Norman MacMullen (1877–1944), British Indian Army general
• Peter McMullen (born 1942), British mathematician
• Phil McMullen (born 1958), music critic from England, founder of both Ptolemaic Terrascope magazine and the Terrastock festivals
• Ramsey MacMullen (1928–2022), American historian and writer
• Richard McMullen (1849–1926), American manufacturer and politician, Governor of Delaware
• Rodney McMullen (born 1961), American businessman, CEO of Kroger
• Sean McMullen (born 1948), Australian science fiction writer
• Scott McMullen (born 1980), American football player
• William McMullen (politician) (1888–1982), Irish trade unionist and politician

MacMullen

• Katelyn MacMullen (born 1995), American actress
• Norman MacMullen (1877–1944), British officer
• Ramsay MacMullen (1928–2022), American historian

See also

• McMullens, British regional brewery in Hertford, England
• McMullen Bros Ltd, Irish distributors of Maxol and Calor Gas fuel products
• Mac Maoláin, an Irish Gaelic surname