Mullet: Surname History and Family Crest

The Mullet family name is well attested in modern population records. Spelling in old records was loose, so search for Mullet under several forms. No reliable dictionary entry explains Mullet, so any origin we give a client is traced from their own ancestors.

The 2010 US Census counted 3,168 people named Mullet, ranking it number 10,180 among American surnames. That puts it among the top 25,000 US surnames. From 1891 to 2000, 823 births in France were registered under Mullet. Births ran at 37 in 1891–1900 and 78 in 1991–2000. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Millet and Mallet.

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Mullet coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line. For the full story, order the Mullet surname pack.