Mulberry
See also: mulberry
English
Etymology
Two main origins of surname:
- A variant of Mowbray, altered by folk etymology.
- Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilbhearaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Bearach”).
Proper noun
Mulberry (countable and uncountable, plural Mulberrys)
- A surname from Irish.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Chilton County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Crenshaw County, Alabama.
- A city in Crawford County, Arkansas.
- A city in Polk County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Barrow County, Georgia, named for mulberry trees.
- A town in Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Crawford County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Surry County, North Carolina.
- A census-designated place in Wilkes County, North Carolina, named for mulberry trees.
- A census-designated place in Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma.
- A census-designated place in Sumter County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Fannin County, Texas.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mulberry Township.
- A tiny hamlet in Lanivet parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0266).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mulberry is the 36204th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 619 individuals. Mulberry is most common among White (80.94%) and Black/African American (14.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mulberry”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 632.
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