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 last name Moylan is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moylan? popularity and diffusion
Moylan is the 59,189th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 854,243 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Moylan reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne 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 it is most prevalent in: New York, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent are found and Ireland, where 16 percent are found.
Moylan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moylan has changed over time. 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 devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Moylan last name are 0.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.65% registered to vote for 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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