Surname Spotlight: Mulet

Mulet shows up clearly in national surname statistics. Spelling in old records was loose, so search for Mulet under several forms. Where a surname's origin is uncertain, as with Mulet, the best clues come from your own ancestors' parish and civil records.

In Spain, the INE population register lists 3,257 people with Mulet as their first surname and 3,215 as their second. Mulet ranked 50,564 in the 2010 US Census, with 413 people answering to the name. 85% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Milet.

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Mulet coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line. Want more than a summary? See the Mulet family name pack.