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

The last name Moynihan is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 43,414^th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 608,056 people. Moynihan 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. Moynihan is also the 1,566,439^th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 42 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 6,150 people, or 1 in 58,936. In The United States Moynihan is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 25 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Moynihan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency 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 last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moynihan last name are 7.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.54% registered with 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.