Molony Surname

165,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Molony Surname Definition:

= Maloney, q.v.

Molony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0541:343,88930,927
Australia5721:47,1955,906
Ireland3931:11,9821,490
England2641:211,05318,115
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
Canada721:511,74443,418
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Wales51:618,90625,852
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8811:5,028846
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Molony (24) may also be a first name.

Molony Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Maloney, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Maoldomhnaigh (devoted to Sunday, or to the church).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Malaunay, a manufacturing town near Rouen in Normandy. The spelling of the name in H.R. is Maloneye.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

In some cases this is an Irish Celtic name; in others for Malauney (Lower), or De Malo Alneto, a Norman name.

The Norman People (1874)

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moloney9225,265/
Molouny9217/
Mollony923/
Moloony921/
Molonny921/
Molonay921/
Molomny921/
Molyony921/
Molonoy920/
Molloney865/
Motlouny862/
Mooloney861/
Molognay861/
Mollonay860/
Moloneys860/
Molonney860/
Malony83498/
Moloni83375/
Molone83361/
Molona83134/
Molany836/
Molonè832/
Mulony831/
D'Moloney801/
Moulongoy801/
Maloney7768,463/
Mologni771,771/
Molongi771,546/
Molonis77198/
Molonha77162/
Mollona77157/
Molonge77114/
Moolona7768/
Mholoni7764/
Moeloni7761/
Mologne7746/
Mollone7738/
Mulonyi7723/
Molloni7719/
Mallony7715/
Moliona7714/
Malonay7711/
Muloney779/
Molonhi778/
Mollany777/
Molonhe776/
Malonys775/
Molones774/
Maluony774/
Mohloni774/
Moloina773/
Maloony772/
Malouny772/
Moulany772/
Moiloni772/
Moulona772/
Molaniy772/
Motlone772/
Motloni772/
Molhoni772/
Mullony771/
Molaney771/
Malonyy771/
Moylone771/
Molonea771/
Molonet771/
Molonoi771/
Molonie771/
Maloniy771/
Malonyi771/
Malonyo771/
Mouloni771/
Mohlone771/
Moilone771/
Molonje771/
Molonaa771/
Molonio771/
Moliany771/
Malonoy770/
Malonhy770/
Mulhony770/
Molanny770/
Malohny770/
Mahlony770/
Maloiny770/
Malonny770/
Muloony770/
Maloeny770/
Moolany770/
Mulongoy719,672/
Moglioni71314/
Mulloney71134/
Moglione71109/
Malloney7193/
Mollaney7125/
Moulouna7110/
Malhoney717/
Maloinay717/
Molanych716/
Malonytė714/
Motlauny714/
Malonney713/
Malognoy713/
Molliona713/
Maloneys712/
Maaloney712/
Mouloina712/
Mouloune712/
Moulouni712/
Mogliany712/
Mulionyi712/
Motloune712/
Malognay712/
Malooney711/
Mahloney711/
Matloney711/
Maloiney711/
Mulhoney711/
Mollonie711/
Moulogne711/
Molhaney711/
Molonets711/
Motlhoni711/
Mohlonoi711/
Molanyts711/
Mullonay710/
Malonhey710/
Mullonny710/
Mullouny710/
Mulooney710/
Malouney710/
Mollonee710/
Malohney710/
Molluney710/
Mullonyh710/
Mallonny710/
Mulonney710/
Malone67123,854/
Maloni673,469/
Molani672,765/
Molana672,190/
Mulone67950/
Malona67886/
Molane67863/
Muloni67857/
Malany67210/
Maslyonyy6726/
Mulona6715/
Moloñe6714/
Mulany679/
Malonohyi675/
Moluna674/
Mahaloney671/
Mahaloniy671/
Muollaney671/
Mullonney671/
Molyanych671/
Moulgouni671/
Molunh671/
Moulonnet671/
Motlounes671/
Molune671/
Mullooney670/
Mullouney670/
Maluny670/
Malonahey670/

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