O'Mallon Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

O'Mallon Surname Definition:

Ó Mealláin A branch of the Cenél Eoghain located in Tyrone. MIF 172

O'Mallon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

O'Mallon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Mealláin A branch of the Cenél Eoghain located in Tyrone. MIF 172

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'Mallon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Mallon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Mallon is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Mallon? popularity and diffusion

The surname O'Mallon is the 4,307,654th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of O'Mallon reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States O'Mallon is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 36 percent are found, Georgia, where 27 percent are found and New Jersey, where 27 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 48 percent are found.

O'Mallon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Mallon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the O'Mallon surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omallon9345/
O'Mallan8848/
O'Malone881/
Omalon865/
Homalon8023/
Omallan8019/
Gomollon75275/
Goumalon753/
Houmalon752/
Omaliong751/
Homalone751/
Homaloun750/
Omolon711,530/
Amalon71128/
Emalon7187/
Omelon7120/
Omalan712/
Homealone711/
Gomolon67492/
Amalong67141/
Amallan6711/
Ammalon677/
Oumalan675/
Gamalon675/
Omalian674/
Gomalan673/
Omolong672/
Amalone671/
Hamalon671/
Omelion671/
Hemalon671/
Omollan671/
Omalang671/
Amaloon671/
Amalgon671/
Emallan671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to O'Mallon
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