Molony Surname
Approximately 2,609 people bear this surname
Molony Surname Definition:
= Maloney, q.v.
Molony Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,054 | 1:343,889 | 30,927 |
| Australia | 572 | 1:47,195 | 5,906 |
| Ireland | 393 | 1:11,982 | 1,490 |
| England | 264 | 1:211,053 | 18,115 |
| New Zealand | 143 | 1:31,667 | 5,500 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 881 | 1:5,028 | 846 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 118 | 1:206,571 | 16,235 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 208 | 1:241,436 | 20,158 |
Molony (24) may also be a first name.
Molony Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Maloney, q.v.
Ó Maoldhomhnaigh A well known Dalcassian sept. Maloughney, q.v., has become Molony in some cases in Co. Tipperary, where the Molumby, Ó Maolchomadh (W), family of the Corca Laoidhe, has also been changed to Moloney. IF 226; MIF 254; Map Clare; Plate XXI
(Irish) Grandson of Maoldomhnaigh (devoted to Sunday, or to the church).
Malaunay, a manufacturing town near Rouen in Normandy. The spelling of the name in H.R. is Maloneye.
In some cases this is an Irish Celtic name; in others for Malauney (Lower), or De Malo Alneto, a Norman name.
Molony Demographics
Average Molony Salary in
United States
$49,984 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Molony Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molony Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Molony is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Molony? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 165,957th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,793,233 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Molony reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,054 people, or 1 in 343,889. In The United States Molony is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 15 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent live and Ireland, where 15 percent live.
Molony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Molony has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Molony surname grew 507 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 55 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Molony Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Molony last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Molony earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 16.65% more than the national average, earning R 277,200 per year; in United States they earn 15.84% more than the national average, earning $49,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 79.87% more than the national average, earning $89,363 CAD per year.
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