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

The last name Moynihan is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

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

The last name Moynihan is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,150 people, or 1 in 58,936. In The United States Moynihan is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 25 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Moynihan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Moynihan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moynihan surname increased 1,268 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 156 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 1,614 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moynihan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Moynihan surname is principally 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 US average, with 60.54% being registered to vote for the political 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.