Molloy Surname

13,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Molloy Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Servant or Disciple of the Noble or Good [Irish Maolmhuaidh or Maelmhuaidh (mh, dh mute)-maol or mael, servant, disciple + the genit. of muadh, noble, good]

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Molloy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4051:34,8354,345
England8,5611:6,508933
Ireland8,2921:56892
Australia6,1571:4,385634
Canada2,2491:16,3832,370
New Zealand1,3581:3,335507
Northern Ireland1,1781:1,566334
Scotland8921:6,002968
Wales2631:11,7661,307
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Thailand741:954,572147,178
Spain641:730,50131,369
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Jamaica361:79,7213,712
France341:1,953,609166,012
Jersey341:2,918527
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Singapore301:183,5907,666
United States Virgin Islands261:4,245679
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Guernsey221:2,929767
Isle of Man191:4,517958
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Tonga91:11,924307
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
China41:341,830,39216,990
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5,4361:815136
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4541:16,7642,451
Scotland1531:24,4652,264
Wales211:74,6863,520
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1661:43,0695,009

Molloy (73) may also be a first name.

Molloy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Servant or Disciple of the Noble or Good [Irish Maolmhuaidh or Maelmhuaidh (mh, dh mute)-maol or mael, servant, disciple + the genit. of muadh, noble, good]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Cornish British) The dusty or hoary mill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

Irish, means 'son of a noble chieftain', thought to be part of niall of the nine hostages, kidnappers of Saint Patrick.

- mrbimble

Molloy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Molloy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Molloy (Russian: Моллой) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molloy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,840th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 180,859 people. The surname Molloy occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Molloy live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. Molloy is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 73 people.

The last name Molloy is most common in The United States, where it is held by 10,405 people, or 1 in 34,835. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 18 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Molloy occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Ireland, where 21 percent reside.

Molloy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Molloy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Molloy surname increased 892 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 589 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 153 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 583 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,252 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Molloy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Molloy surname are 2.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Molloy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.02% more than the national average, earning R 337,500 per year; in United States they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning $50,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $47,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molloyi9221/
Molloya926/
Molloyy921/
Moulloy921/
Mollloy921/
Molloys921/
Molloey920/
Mollo9135,263/
Molly915,075/
Moloy91460/
Mollya83213,152/
Malloy8326,227/
Mulloy833,335/
Molley831,666/
Muollo83810/
Mollou83680/
Mollot83571/
Moloyi83539/
Mollay83431/
Moello83338/
Moloya83248/
Molloh83108/
Moloye8378/
Motllo8359/
Mosloy8336/
Molloi8328/
Mollod8325/
Moyloy8319/
Moullo8315/
Molloo8314/
Mollyo8314/
Moully8313/
Molloa8311/
Mollos8311/
Moillo838/
Mollyt836/
Mollyi833/
Moloyo833/
Motloy833/
Mollye832/
Moloyd832/
Mollio832/
Mholly831/
Moilly831/
Molioy831/
Mollho831/
Mouloy831/
Moëllo831/
Moolly831/
Mgolly831/
Muoloy831/
Moollo831/
Molouy830/
Molo8033,855/
Moly808,368/
Molloja77176/
Mosillo77167/
Moullou77162/
Mollejo77160/
Mosello77147/
Moollya77101/
Moollye7759/
Mocello7742/
Moloyos7736/
Moluoyo7725/
Motillo7723/
Malloyd7717/
Molloie7713/
Mollaya7713/
Mollois7712/
Mocillo7711/
Moullot778/
Moullay778/
Malloye777/
Moulloh777/
Molliot777/
Molllya777/
Motello775/
Motloyi775/
Mollayi775/
Mollott774/
Molliya774/
Molloth773/
Mollaye773/
Malloya772/
Mulloys772/
Moolley772/
Mollios772/
Mouloyi772/
Motlley771/
Mullooy771/
Molloch771/
Moloyis771/
D'Mollo771/
Motelly771/
Mollays771/
Moulley771/
M'Mollo771/
Malloys771/
Moullos771/
Mouëllo771/
Mollouh771/
Mollyad771/
Mollyah771/
Molouya771/
Mollaiy771/
Mohloya771/
Mosilly771/
Muoslly771/
Mohloyi771/
Moloyee771/
Moloyes771/
Molleye771/
Moslley770/
Mullohy770/
Molla731,319,787/
Moloi7380,422/
Mallo7319,934/
Molya7314,696/
Mouly7312,993/
Maloy7312,758/
Molle7311,401/
Molli7310,190/
Mally736,634/
Mullo735,292/
Moliy734,012/
Meloy732,597/
Molou731,844/
Muolo731,742/
Molay731,184/
Molod731,054/
Moolo731,002/
Molot73988/
Mholo73925/
Moley73848/
Molos73807/
Molho73771/
Mully73686/
Moulo73592/
Molio73522/
Mohly73415/
Moloo73408/
Moily73405/
Moloe73377/
Moilo73354/
Moelo73320/
Mmolo73169/
Moloa73162/
Mgolo73155/
Mollá73153/
Molgo73131/
Moloh73113/
Mollé73103/
Molyo7363/
Moloz7353/
Muloy7345/
Molyd7336/
Mollà7334/
Mohlo7332/
Molop7320/
Molhy7319/
Moluo7318/
Molye7318/
Mülly7318/
Müllo7316/
Motlo7313/
Mooly7312/
Moylo7310/
Málly7310/
Moëlo734/
Moslo733/
Molló733/
Moloj732/
Méloy732/
Moïlo731/
Mmoly731/
'Molo731/
Molyt731/
Mallouhy71334/
Moisello71294/
Mosiello71290/
Mottillo71276/
Mossello71170/
Moulliot7123/
Moulloud7118/
M'Mollou7112/
Moullout7111/
Moysello719/
Moullaye715/
Molleová713/
Moscello713/
Mollyash713/
Moselley712/
Mosselly712/
Motillio712/
Malloyed711/
Moollyaa711/
Mochello711/
Mallouyi711/
Moullois711/
Mosillos711/
Mollyaaa711/
Mollyaha711/
Mollaová711/
Mmolloja711/
Mouselly711/
Moulouya711/
Mottlley711/
Mollouch710/
Mollah67143,139/
Mosley6762,953/
Moulay6728,108/
Mallya6722,241/
Moller6721,544/
Motley6715,098/
Malley6714,872/
Maloya679,589/
Moiloa678,211/
Mollet677,353/
Malloh676,380/
Moolla673,954/
Moulla672,994/
Moolya672,460/
Mulley672,357/
Moleya671,901/
Mallay671,444/
Mullot671,307/
Maloyi671,210/
Moilay671,163/
Mollaj67869/
Molles67826/
Molosh67822/
Motloi67775/
Moulou67715/
Motlou67689/
Mallou67624/
Mooloo67600/
Muloye67581/
Mollis67572/
Mallot67479/
Moloud67450/
Mollat67445/
Mouloi67432/
Molood67431/
Mollas67411/
Moliya67409/
Mouley67400/
Malooy67398/
Moloja67390/
Moschillo67374/
Mollla67368/
Malloo67346/
Mullay67315/
Moulle67307/
Mulloo67305/
Moulos67305/
Molouh67283/
Moslhy67277/
Moloch67270/
Mhally67261/
Mollee67256/
Moiloe67252/
Mholya67244/
Mollea67237/
Mallos67225/
Molayi67215/
Moille67209/
Mollie67205/
Mullya67202/
Mohulo67192/
Malioy67177/
Mollha67170/
Mallio67156/
Molaya67153/
Moulod67148/
Meullo67147/
Moulot67143/
Muloyi67134/
Moelle67131/
Moilla67128/
Moglio67126/
Moschello67122/
Maloyo67111/
Moella67107/
Motlop67104/
Molaye67103/
Maallo6799/
Molhay6792/
Mgullo6791/
Mulloh6784/
Mouloh6780/
Maloyd6778/
Mooley6774/
Muloya6773/
Molios6767/
Mollez6764/
Mollai6763/
Malloe6757/
Moolay6754/
Molaiy6751/
Molejo6751/
Muillo6750/
Mmoulo6750/
Mohley6745/
Mgolla6743/
Moilou6743/
Molioa6742/
Mollaa6740/
M'Molo6740/
Mollaş6739/
Mollia6736/
Molajo6732/
Molott6728/
Mulloz6728/
Mahloy6725/
Malloi6725/
Molooe6724/
Molloisch6722/
Molowe6721/
Moullé6720/
Matllo6720/
Moulli6720/
Mooloi6720/
Mohlay6718/
Maloye6718/
Mollad6718/
Molayo6718/
Molosz6717/
Mollaz6717/
Mohylo6717/
Maluoy6715/
Mmolla6714/
Mollayová6714/
Moleyi6714/
Moulys6714/
Mollap6714/
Mallyo6713/
Moloux6713/
Moloji6713/
Molaay6713/
Moyley6711/
Mullio6711/
Malloj6710/
Masloy679/
Moulya679/
Maully679/
Moelli679/
Mholyo679/
Moelay679/
Muoloo678/
Molhoj678/
Matloy677/
Mallod677/
Moliye677/
Motlot677/
Mollij677/
Mollit677/
Mutllo677/
Moolye676/
Mollau676/
Moluya676/
Moleye676/
Moolli675/
Mmolle675/
Mouyly675/
Meully675/
Meloya675/
Mullos675/
Mallye675/
Moslli675/
Moliyo675/
Molhos674/
Mallyi674/
Moluyi674/
Moslay674/
Mohloi674/
Mollae674/
Molleh674/
Moolio674/
Moloss674/
Moulio674/
Mouhly674/
Mottly673/
Maloiy673/
Molhoo673/
Mollii673/
Mgallo673/
Molled673/
Mulluy673/
Molois673/
Malllo673/
Molyai673/
Motlló673/
Molytė673/
Mohlla672/
Moeley672/
Moilya672/
Mothly672/
Mulliy672/
Mulloa672/
Moosly672/
Mouloz672/
'Moloi672/
Moloue672/
Mottlo672/
Mousselly672/
Mohlos672/
Muyloy672/
Mahllo672/
Motleo672/
Moslyi672/
Moiley671/
Meloye671/
Mholla671/
Mallhy671/
Mallyy671/
Malohy671/
Maloyh671/
Moschilly671/
Mooyla671/
Mosliy671/
Mosluy671/
Motlla671/
Muslly671/
Muolle671/
Mulloi671/
Mohlle671/
Mohlya671/
Moiliy671/
Mollge671/
Matlly671/
Mooloe671/
Mauloy671/
M'Golo671/
Mahlly671/
Malloa671/
Maloys671/
Motloś671/
Mouloe671/
Moulyo671/
Moylle671/
Moyloh671/
Moylou671/
Moëlla671/
Moûllâ671/
Moslio671/
Mosloh671/
Moslou671/
Mgolio671/
Mgouly671/
Moolou671/
Moilyt671/
Molleß671/
Mollga671/
Mollid671/
Mollès671/
Moloie671/
Molhio671/
Molioh671/
Moloos671/
Molost671/
Moluoh671/
Mullod671/
Muolla671/
Muoluo671/
Muolyi671/
Mmoloa671/
Moloio671/
Molayy671/
Mallho671/
Muosly671/
Masllo671/
Mgoloi671/
Mullyh671/
Muoloi671/
Mmotlo671/
Moslos671/
Mohlio671/
Mouluo671/
Mallop670/
Mullys670/
Muloey670/
Motlay670/
Malouy670/
Moloeh670/
Molleu670/
Mootly670/
Mulohy670/

Molloy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molloy in the Russian language
Моллойmolloj-

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Footnotes

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