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
O'Mally Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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 can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Mally? popularity and diffusion
It is the 990,978th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 68 percent of O'Mally live; 68 percent live in Australasia and 68 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
It is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 153,385. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 91 percent are found, Queensland, where 5 percent are found and Australian Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Jamaica, where 8 percent are found.
O'Mally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of O'Mally has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Mally surname 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 adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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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