Muldoon Surname
Approximately 12,960 people bear this surname
Muldoon Surname Definition:
(Celtic) 1 Servant or Disciple of (St.) Dubhan [Irish Maol Duhhain (bh mute): Irish and Gaelic maol, mael, bald, a tonsured person, monk, disciple, servant; and v. Down2] 2 for the Irish Maol-dúin= Chief of the Fortress (Joyce).
Muldoon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,809 | 1:62,396 | 7,314 |
| England | 1,806 | 1:30,852 | 4,129 |
| Australia | 1,352 | 1:19,967 | 2,770 |
| Ireland | 1,314 | 1:3,584 | 630 |
| Canada | 884 | 1:41,681 | 5,182 |
| Scotland | 779 | 1:6,873 | 1,064 |
| Northern Ireland | 643 | 1:2,869 | 581 |
| South Africa | 130 | 1:416,752 | 36,221 |
| New Zealand | 70 | 1:64,690 | 9,897 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,359 | 1:3,260 | 600 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 338 | 1:72,116 | 7,998 |
| Scotland | 240 | 1:15,597 | 1,713 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,590 | 1:31,584 | 3,804 |
Muldoon (13) may also be a first name.
Muldoon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) 1 Servant or Disciple of (St.) Dubhan [Irish Maol Duhhain (bh mute): Irish and Gaelic maol, mael, bald, a tonsured person, monk, disciple, servant; and v. Down2] 2 for the Irish Maol-dúin= Chief of the Fortress (Joyce).
Ó Maoldúin The name of three distinct septs. The most important is that of Ulster; another is of Co. Clare (now probably called Malone); and the third of Uí Maine in Co. Galway. MIF 183; Map Fer
Ó Maoldúin The name of three distinct septs. The most important is that of Ulster; another is of Co. Clare (now probably called Malone); and the third of Uí Maine in Co. Galway. MIF 183; Map Fer
(Irish) Grandson of Maolduin (commander of the garrison).
Muldoon Demographics
Muldoon Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Muldoon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muldoon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muldoon occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Muldoon.
How Common Is The Last Name Muldoon? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 40,440th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 562,311 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Muldoon are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Muldoon is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Muldoon is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,809 people, or 1 in 62,396. In The United States Muldoon is primarily found in: New York, where 13 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Muldoon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Muldoon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 534 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 3 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 322 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Muldoon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Muldoon surname is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Muldoon surname are 3.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.49% being registered with the political party.
The amount Muldoon earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 52.3% more than the national average, earning R 361,932 per year; in United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning $57,599 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulldoon | 93 | 21 | / |
| Muldoone | 93 | 3 | / |
| Mouldoon | 93 | 2 | / |
| Muldon | 92 | 186 | / |
| Muldong | 86 | 2,013 | / |
| Mauldon | 86 | 220 | / |
| Mouldon | 86 | 55 | / |
| Moldoon | 86 | 16 | / |
| Mulldon | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mulddon | 86 | 8 | / |
| Muldoom | 86 | 4 | / |
| Muldonn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muldone | 86 | 0 | / |
| Muldoun | 86 | 0 | / |
| Muldoonová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mouldoun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moulldon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mulldone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muuldong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mulldoun | 80 | 0 | / |
| Muldound | 80 | 0 | / |
| Moldon | 77 | 1,208 | / |
| Muldan | 77 | 440 | / |
| Muldom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Muldun | 77 | 0 | / |
| Muldune | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mulduhn | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mouldan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muldhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mauldan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moldoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muldane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mulldom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mulldune | 67 | 29 | / |
| Muldunne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moldan | 62 | 622 | / |
| Muldam | 62 | 80 | / |
| Moldun | 62 | 26 | / |
| Moldón | 62 | 5 | / |
| Moldão | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mouldam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Molldun | 57 | 0 | / |
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