Moynihan Surname
Approximately 11,985 people bear this surname
Moynihan Surname Definition:
Ó Muimhneacháin Minihane is another form of this name. Families so called belong to south west Munster, Moynihan being very numerous in two counties, as in Map, Minihan mainly in Cork. MIF 183; Map Cork-Kerry
Read More About This SurnameMoynihan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,150 | 1:58,936 | 6,976 |
| Ireland | 3,039 | 1:1,550 | 311 |
| England | 1,130 | 1:49,308 | 6,138 |
| Australia | 573 | 1:47,113 | 5,896 |
| Canada | 309 | 1:119,241 | 12,570 |
| New Zealand | 309 | 1:14,655 | 2,571 |
| Israel | 163 | 1:52,501 | 6,866 |
| Scotland | 69 | 1:77,592 | 5,787 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:61,891 | 5,534 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,950 | 1:2,272 | 428 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 70 | 1:348,220 | 22,196 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 485 | 1:103,544 | 10,448 |
Moynihan (42) may also be a first name.
Moynihan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Muimhneacháin Minihane is another form of this name. Families so called belong to south west Munster, Moynihan being very numerous in two counties, as in Map, Minihan mainly in Cork. MIF 183; Map Cork-Kerry
User-submitted Reference
Meaning: From the Irish Gaelic O'Muimhneachain meaning 'man from Munster' (Munster is the southern province of Ireland). The name is primarily found in County Cork and County Kerry.
- zoe_kMoynihan Demographics
Average Moynihan Salary in
United States
$50,714 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moynihan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moynihan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moynihan is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moynihan? popularity and diffusion
Moynihan is the 43,414th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 608,056 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Moynihan live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most common given name internationally It is held by 42 people.
Moynihan is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 6,150 people, or 1 in 58,936. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
Moynihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Moynihan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moynihan last name expanded 1,268 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 156 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,614 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moynihan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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% registered to vote for 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.
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