Moyles Surname
Approximately 1,803 people bear this surname
Moyles Surname Definition:
These three names are all rather rare, Moyles being more numerous then the other two. It is only since the beginning of the nineteenth century that that is so. Up to 1750 Moyles hardly appears at all while Moyle is met frequently from an early date: for example Hugh Moyle was a Kildare witness in 1235, two of the name were jurors in Waterford in 1312, two brothers Moyle give a pledge at Clonmel in 1457 and Moyles are named among the 1544 muster of kern in all parts of the country, a Moyle of Co.
Read More About This SurnameMoyles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 505 | 1:9,325 | 1,263 |
| United States | 439 | 1:825,647 | 63,294 |
| Canada | 339 | 1:108,689 | 11,660 |
| England | 309 | 1:180,317 | 16,264 |
| Scotland | 76 | 1:70,445 | 5,436 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 173 | 1:25,606 | 2,755 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 75 | 1:325,005 | 21,260 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
Moyles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
These three names are all rather rare, Moyles being more numerous then the other two. It is only since the beginning of the nineteenth century that that is so. Up to 1750 Moyles hardly appears at all while Moyle is met frequently from an early date: for example Hugh Moyle was a Kildare witness in 1235, two of the name were jurors in Waterford in 1312, two brothers Moyle give a pledge at Clonmel in 1457 and Moyles are named among the 1544 muster of kern in all parts of the country, a Moyle of Co. Wicklow was among the men outlawed for participation in the Rising of 1641, and so on in deeds, rolls, fiants, wills, marriage licence bonds etc. In the latter relating to the Cloyne diocese Moyles, equated with Miles, begins to appear in the eighteenth century. In that and similar cases the name is derived either from the Latin miles (a soldier) or from the forename Milo. In some of the earlier instances Moyle may be the word maol (bald), an epithet which, like rua and láidir eventually became a hereditary surname: this might be expected among the kern; one of them in MacGinness's muster (i.e. from east Ulster) is returned as Rory O'Moyle, but as there is no surname resembling that we may regard the insertion of the O as one of those not infrequent clerical errors which often make the identification of mediaeval and early modern personal and place-names difficult. An occasional MacMoyle has also been noticed.
Birth registrations show that a century ago the name Moyles was quite numerous in Co. Mayo but little known elsewhere, while Moyle was already extremely rare.
Now the names under consideration are not closely associated with any particular part of the country.
(See also Mullery infra)
= Moyle (q.v.) with the English genit. -s suff. Also an Irish form of Miles, q.v.
User-submitted Reference
Moyles is an Irish surname originating from the County Mayo. It is the Anglicized version of the Gaelic surname Ó Maolmhuire.
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Average Male Moyles Height
173.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Moyles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moyles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moyles occurs in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moyles? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 225,409th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,041,900 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Moyles reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.
It is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is held by 505 people, or 1 in 9,325. In Ireland it is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 48 percent reside, Connaught, where 43 percent reside and Munster, where 9 percent reside. Not including Ireland Moyles occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.
Moyles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Moyles has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Moyles last name rose 292 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it rose 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 412 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 760 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moyles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (82%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Moyles last name are 15.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.37% being registered with the political party.
The amount Moyles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.19% more than the national average, earning R 585,048 per year; in United States they earn 28.47% more than the national average, earning $55,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $46,734 CAD per year.
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