Mule

See also: mule, mulé, Mulè, mûle, m̧uļe, and mulę

English

Etymology

Various origins:

A nickname for a stubborn person, from Middle English mule (“mule”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for a driver of pack animals.
Borrowed from Italian Mulè.
Borrowed from French Mule.

Proper noun

Mule (plural Mules)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Mule is the 19027^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1431 individuals. Mule is most common among White (90.36%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mule”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 632.

Hunsrik

Noun

Mule

plural of Mul

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