O'Molony Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

O'Molony Surname Definition:

Ó Maoldhomhnaigh A well known Dalcassian sept. Maloughney, q.v., has become Molony in some cases in Co. Tipperary, where the Molumby, Ó Maolchomadh (W), family of the Corca Laoidhe, has also been changed to Moloney.

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O'Molony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

O'Molony Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Maoldhomhnaigh A well known Dalcassian sept. Maloughney, q.v., has become Molony in some cases in Co. Tipperary, where the Molumby, Ó Maolchomadh (W), family of the Corca Laoidhe, has also been changed to Moloney. IF 226; MIF 254; Map Clare; Plate XXI

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

This family were chiefs of Cuiltonan, now known as the parish of Kiltonconlea, co, Clare. D'Alton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'Molony Last Name Facts

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

O'Molony occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname O'Molony is the 5,391,485th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name O'Molony occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of O'Molony are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa O'Molony is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

O'Molony Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omoloney881/
O'Mullony8222/
O'Maloney821/
Omolona80145/
Amolony805/
O'Malloney781/
Omolanyo7521/
Omolenyi754/
Omolonge754/
Omaloney751/
O'Malone751/
Oumalony751/
Omullony751/
Omolunyi751/
Osmalonyi711/
Omalloney710/
Omolana67112/
Omolani6793/
Omolane6722/
Omuloni6719/
Amalony673/
Amolona671/

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