Moonan Surname

372,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Moonan Surname Definition:

Ó Muanáin The Oriel form of the Munster Moynan. SIF 116

Moonan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5261:689,08554,664
England1371:406,70127,895
Ireland1061:44,4243,361
Trinidad and Tobago991:13,7781,793
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Wales91:343,83718,086
India61:127,844,230863,365
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2231:19,8652,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Moonan (55) may also be a first name.

Moonan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Muanáin The Oriel form of the Munster Moynan. SIF 116

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

It may be accepted as correct that Ó Muanáin (anglicized Moonan) is etymologically an Oriel form of Ó Maonáin (Moynan); I have no direct evidence that they are genealogically connected, but the fact that in our earlier records, e.g. the fourteenth century Justiciary Rolls and even in the sixteenth century Fiants, O'Monan and O'Monane are the names of Munstermen would suggest that probability. Though Moynan and Moonan do not appear to have ever been used as synonyms, Moynan and Moynihan have been reported as such from Co. Offaly; but Moynihan (see Irish Families pp. 182,183) is almost exclusively a Cork - Kerry surname. Moonan-occasionally Monan-is now found mainly in or near Co. Louth, and as O'Monyne it occurs in the Co. Armagh hearth money rolls of 1664-65.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Muanáin The Oriel form of the Munster Moynan. SIF 116

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Moonan Last Name Facts

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

Moonan (Hindi: मूनन) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moonan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 372,836th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,575,412 people. Moonan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Moonan are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 55 people.

The surname Moonan is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 526 people, or 1 in 689,085. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 22 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside and Connecticut, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Moonan is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Moonan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moonan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moonan surname grew 398 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,957 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 52 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moonan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States Moonan are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Moonan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.34% more than the national average, earning $51,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.11% less than the national average, earning $38,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moonean9245/
Moonhan9239/
Moomnan9211/
Moonnan927/
Moonang923/
Moonaan922/
Moonain921/
Moonann920/
Monan91954/
Moonaung862/
Moonnang862/
Moonhang861/
Moonahan860/
Mongan833,421/
Monnan831,871/
Monang83865/
Moynan83554/
Moinan83390/
Mohnan83338/
Moonon83276/
Monean83268/
Mounan83267/
Monane83251/
Monhan8395/
Mosnan8326/
Monand8315/
Monain8313/
Mognan8310/
Monant835/
Moenan834/
Monahn833/
Moonam833/
Monaan833/
Momnan833/
Motnan832/
Monanh831/
Monaun831/
Moonasing801/
Monahan7727,877/
Monaten77534/
Momnang77349/
Monnane77228/
Monaune77163/
Mongnan77142/
Mounang7772/
Mougnan7728/
Mounane7726/
Monnean7726/
Monatin7723/
Monnand7721/
Moonnam7720/
Monnain7718/
Moynhan7714/
Moinane7711/
Mognang779/
Mounnan779/
Mmonang775/
Moonong775/
Monaung774/
Mhoonon774/
Monhane773/
Moungan773/
Monnang773/
Mounain772/
Moneant772/
Monaang772/
Moonham771/
Moosnam771/
Mosnean771/
Monhant771/
Monhgan771/
Monhhan771/
Mohnnan771/
Moinhan771/
Mounaun771/
Mounean771/
Moynane771/
Moynang771/
Monhaan771/
Mongain771/
Monagne771/
Moinang771/
Moinant771/
Momnant771/
Moennan771/
Moinean771/
Mohnane771/
Mmonane771/
Monhand771/
Monaane771/
Mosnang771/
Mohynan771/
Monangh770/
Monayne770/
Mohunan770/
Moynahn770/
Monnhan770/
Monngan770/
Mounand770/
Mohnhan770/
Moonasingh7533/
Manan73108,171/
Munan732,932/
Monon732,604/
Monam731,186/
Moñon7324/
Moynahan711,355/
Monnahan71220/
Monachen7182/
Moynehan7181/
Monasing7152/
Monachyn7142/
Mononova7113/
Moonhong7110/
Monhahan715/
Moongnam715/
Mosneang714/
Monahand713/
Mongahan713/
Monachin712/
Moingain712/
Mongnane712/
Monayneh712/
Mounonne712/
Monounne712/
Monaynne712/
Moungain711/
Moutnain711/
Monahahn711/
Monahann711/
Monanova711/
Mohnahan711/
Mougnann711/
Mouhnane711/
Mounaine711/
Mounhain711/
Monnonne711/
Mongnang711/
Moononkh711/
Moneatne711/
Monaseng711/
Monateng711/
Momnaang711/
Monaceng711/
Moungaun711/
Mognahan710/
Moinehan710/
Monaigne710/
Moonaham710/
Mounahan710/
Moinahan710/
Monahain710/
Mannan67147,297/
Magnan6710,617/
Mungan674,245/
Manang674,059/
Munang672,688/
Moneam672,175/
Manane672,077/
Mognon671,643/
Manaan671,330/
Maanan671,026/
Monaim67954/
Manoon67857/
Monhon67759/
Monong67708/
Mongon67620/
Munain67589/
Monone67588/
Masnan67420/
Manant67327/
Mahnan67323/
Munnan67244/
Manand67187/
Moinon67140/
Monein67128/
Manain67118/
Monnon6795/
Munane6785/
Matnan6766/
Moneyn6747/
Mutnan6743/
Moinam6742/
Munhan6739/
Mamnan6737/
Musnan6735/
Manann6734/
Munaan6734/
Monham6729/
Muhnan6728/
Mounon6725/
Monnam6724/
Mounam6718/
Monoun6716/
Momnon6714/
Mananh6712/
Monasingh6711/
Münhan6711/
Monaym679/
Monoin677/
Mananq677/
Manahn676/
Mgunan676/
Manamn676/
Mounaimne675/
Moonom675/
Muinan675/
Monnanova674/
Munean674/
Munann674/
Maunan674/
Monaam674/
Motnon674/
Mânane674/
Munant673/
Manaun673/
Mognangue673/
Mosnam672/
Mononk672/
Mounangue672/
Monond672/
Meunan671/
Mooneimne671/
Moynon671/
Munand671/
Munaun671/
Monasimnh671/
Monnasing671/
Monojn671/
Manaín671/
Mhonon671/
Mananc671/
Manayn671/
Hmanan671/
Monachind671/
Momhan671/
Munoon671/
D'Monahan671/
Mosimnann671/
Monhanova671/
Monnachen670/
Moonnaham670/
Monhausen670/
Monont670/
Monnnahan670/

Moonan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moonan in the Hindi language
मूननmunana-

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