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Where Does The Last Name Moynihan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Moynihan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moynihan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 43,414^th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 608,056 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Moynihan reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439^th most widely held first name on earth, held by 42 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 6,150 people, or 1 in 58,936. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Moynihan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Moynihan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moynihan last name grew 1,268 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 156 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 1,614 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moynihan Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Moynihan last name are 7.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Moynihan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 3.86% less than the national average, earning R 228,456 per year; in United States they earn 17.53% more than the national average, earning $50,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning $61,325 CAD per year.