Moylan Surname
Approximately 8,531 people bear this surname
Moylan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) for the Irish O’Maoilain = Descendant of Maolan: v. Mullan.
Read More About This SurnameMoylan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,909 | 1:92,724 | 10,415 |
| Australia | 1,654 | 1:16,321 | 2,307 |
| Ireland | 1,325 | 1:3,554 | 625 |
| England | 876 | 1:63,605 | 7,448 |
| Canada | 295 | 1:124,900 | 13,053 |
| New Zealand | 105 | 1:43,127 | 7,159 |
| Thailand | 99 | 1:713,519 | 117,929 |
| Guam | 78 | 1:2,053 | 270 |
| Northern Ireland | 58 | 1:31,811 | 3,241 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 979 | 1:4,525 | 773 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 121 | 1:201,449 | 15,997 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 499 | 1:100,639 | 10,200 |
Moylan (43) may also be a first name.
Moylan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) for the Irish O’Maoilain = Descendant of Maolan: v. Mullan.
Ó Maoileáin The name of a Munster sept whose early location has not been determined. It is now found mainly in Cos. Clare, Cork and Tipperary. MIF 182
Ó Maoileáin The name of a Munster sept whose early location has not been determined. It is now found mainly in Cos. Clare, Cork and Tipperary. MIF 182
User-submitted Reference
The surname has a monastic meaning of 'bald pated man', a reference to the tonsured haircut of monks, though it is hard to imagine that all of the Moylans in the world are the progeny of Monks. The origins of the name however are to do with the land. The river Moy runs through the counties of Sligo and Mayo in the Republic of Ireland where long stretches of the river pass through highly productive and valuable farming land. In this part of the world Moy often appears at the end of town names meaning "of the plain" Fermoy being an example, simply meaning men of the plain, the plain usually, but not always, referring to good farming land, notable exceptions being Galmoy, which means stoney plain. Moylan in it's current form and it's variants including Moyland are most likely derived from this root simply meaning people of the plains or people of the land, or more simply put, farmers.
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Average Moylan Salary in
United States
$50,950 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moylan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moylan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moylan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moylan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moylan is the 59,189th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 854,243 people. The surname Moylan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Moylan are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 43 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,909 people, or 1 in 92,724. In The United States Moylan is primarily found in: New York, where 10 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Moylan occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent reside and Ireland, where 16 percent reside.
Moylan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moylan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 783 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 135 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 724 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moylan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Moylan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Moylan are 0.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.65% being registered with the political party.
The amount Moylan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.08% more than the national average, earning $50,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.48% more than the national average, earning $58,370 CAD per year.
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