Show ContentsMularkey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Irish Mularkey surname comes from the Gaelic "ó Maoilearca," a patronymic meaning a descendant of Maoilearca, a follower of St. Earc.

Early Origins of the Mularkey family

The surname Mularkey was first found in Tirconnell (Irish: Tír Chonaill) present day Donegal, located in Northwestn Ireland in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat as a branch of the O'Connell's. Irish history, after the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172, almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Connacht.

Early History of the Mularkey family

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Mularkey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mullarkey, Mullarky, Mallarky, Malarchy, Malarkey, Mularkey and many more.

Early Notables of the Mularkey family

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United States Mularkey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mularkey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ptk Mularkey, who settled in Allegany Co. Maryland in 1842
  • John Mularkey, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1867

Contemporary Notables of the name Mularkey (post 1700) +

  • A. R. Mularkey, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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