Muldoon Surname

40,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8091:62,3967,314
England1,8061:30,8524,129
Australia1,3521:19,9672,770
Ireland1,3141:3,584630
Canada8841:41,6815,182
Scotland7791:6,8731,064
Northern Ireland6431:2,869581
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Wales291:106,7088,358
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France61:11,070,454349,096
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,3591:3,260600
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3381:72,1167,998
Scotland2401:15,5971,713
Wales91:174,2686,522
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5901:31,5843,804

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).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Maolduin (commander of the garrison).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

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Mouldoon932/
Muldon92186/
Muldong862,013/
Mauldon86220/
Mouldon8655/
Moldoon8616/
Mulldon8611/
Mulddon868/
Muldoom864/
Muldonn861/
Muldone860/
Muldoun860/
Muldoonová822/
Mouldoun801/
Moulldon801/
Mulldone801/
Muuldong801/
Mulldoun800/
Muldound800/
Moldon771,208/
Muldan77440/
Muldom770/
Muldun770/
Muldune7116/
Mulduhn715/
Mouldan712/
Muldhan711/
Mauldan711/
Moldoun711/
Muldane710/
Mulldom710/
Mulldune6729/
Muldunne671/
Moldan62622/
Muldam6280/
Moldun6226/
Moldón625/
Moldão621/
Mouldam571/
Molldun570/

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