{{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox surname | name = McMullen | pronunciation = ''Mick-mull-en'' | region = Ireland | variant = MacMullen, MacMillan | meaning = "Son of Maolan" }}

'''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 * Mike McMullen (born 1973), American football player * 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

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Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames