O'Mally Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jamaica

O'Mally Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O’Maille = Descendant of Mall, i.e. the Slow, Tardy.

O'Mally Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1761:153,38516,171
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1251:35,4393,381
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:178,71415,946

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.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An ancient family formerly written O'Malie, of Morshe Castle, co. Mayo. O'Malley is foolishly gallicised to De Maillet. O'Donovan.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'MALLEY: The descendant of Malley; Mala, Gaelic, the brow of a hill; Maille, smooth, placid, gentle.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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O'Mally Demographics

Average O'Mally Salary in
United States

$60,107 USD

Per year
Rank:
203,371 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.93345E-6
Rank: 645,791 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
139.3%
Sample size: 7 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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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 most common in Australia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 990,978th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name O'Mally occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of O'Mally live; 68 percent live in Australasia and 68 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

O'Mally is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 153,385. In Australia O'Mally is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 91 percent live, Queensland, where 5 percent live and Australian Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Aside from Australia O'Mally exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Jamaica, where 8 percent live.

O'Mally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Mally has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Mally surname fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Mally Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Malley9323,235/
O'Meally93401/
O'Malloy932/
O'Mallay931/
O'Malluy931/
Omally92203/
O'Maly922/
O'Mailley8839/
O'Mealley886/
O'Mallley881/
O'Malleys881/
Omalley8617,590/
Omeally86443/
O'Maley86138/
O'Mealy8644/
Omallay864/
Omalluy863/
Omalloy862/
O'Malle861/
Osmally861/
Omaly8367/
O'Maille8035/
Omealley8026/
O'Mailey8025/
O'Mealey8020/
O'Molloy8020/
O'Mallie802/
O'Molley801/
O'Mallei801/
Omalleys801/
Osmalley801/
Oimalley801/
O'Maleey801/
O'Mallee801/
O'Mailay800/
OߣMalley800/
Omailley800/
Homalley800/
Omalla772,886/
Omalay77856/
Omaley77198/
Omalle77111/
Omealy7787/
Omalli7744/
Omaloy7712/
Omalya773/
Homaly772/
O'Mely771/
O'Meallie7512/
Houmaly71204/
O'Malia71129/
O'Meley7180/
Omealey7179/
Omaslay7153/
Omailey7140/
Omaille7125/
Amallya7115/
Amallay7110/
Omallio719/
Gomaliy718/
Oumaley717/
O'Malie715/
Omalles715/
Omaalla715/
Oumalle715/
Homaily715/
Gamally714/
Omolley713/
Osmalli713/
Oymalli713/
Omallie712/
Omallui712/
Omealla712/
Omeilly712/
Otmalli712/
O'Melay711/
Omalaya711/
Omaleey711/
Omalleh711/
Omallia711/
Ommaley711/
Ohmalay711/
Gomalle711/
Omolloy711/
Omasloy711/
O'Maila711/
Om'mala711/
Othmaly711/
Ommalay711/
Homalli711/
Hommaly711/
O'Malea710/
Omasley710/
Omaliay710/
Homaley710/
Omaller710/
Omahley710/
Omayley710/
Omale6741,092/
Omala672,537/
Omali672,368/
Amaly67869/
Oumaalla67170/
O'Mealia6735/
Oummalle6735/
Omeallie6714/
O'Mailia679/
Houmalla672/
Omacelli672/
O'Mooley671/
Gomahlay671/
Oummaley671/
Ousmalay671/
O'Mahler671/
O'Moller671/
O'Motley671/
Goumalle671/
Oumaalli671/
O'Mailie670/
O'Mealie670/
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