Molyneau Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Molyneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molyneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England61:9,286,343223,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Molyneau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molyneau is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molyneau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Molyneau occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Molyneau reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 24 percent live, South Carolina, where 19 percent live and California, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States Molyneau exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 39 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Molyneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Molyneau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Molyneau last name grew 525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Molyneau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Molyneau earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.84% less than the national average, earning $27,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $48,827 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Molyneau
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