O'Mally Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
O'Mally Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Irish O’Maille = Descendant of Mall, i.e. the Slow, Tardy.
O'Mally Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 176 | 1:153,385 | 16,171 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 1:143,497 | 5,007 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 125 | 1:35,439 | 3,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 66 | 1:369,324 | 22,972 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:155,967 | 6,425 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 281 | 1:178,714 | 15,946 |
O'Mally Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) the Irish O’Maille = Descendant of Mall, i.e. the Slow, Tardy.
An ancient family formerly written O'Malie, of Morshe Castle, co. Mayo. O'Malley is foolishly gallicised to De Maillet. O'Donovan.
O'MALLEY: The descendant of Malley; Mala, Gaelic, the brow of a hill; Maille, smooth, placid, gentle.
O'Mally Demographics
Average O'Mally Salary in
United States
$60,107 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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O'Mally Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Mally Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name O'Mally is found most in Australia. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of O'Mally click here.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Mally? popularity and diffusion
The last name O'Mally is the 990,978th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name O'Mally occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of O'Mally are found; 68 percent are found in Australasia and 68 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
It is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 153,385. In Australia O'Mally is most common in: New South Wales, where 91 percent reside, Queensland, where 5 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Australia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Jamaica, where 8 percent reside.
O'Mally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of O'Mally has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
O'Mally Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the O'Mally surname is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
O'Mally earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.3% more than the national average, earning $60,107 USD per year.
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