O'Mooney Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

O'Mooney Surname Definition:

Ó Maonaigh The name of several distinct septs. That of Co. Sligo uses the form Meeny. Meaney or Mainey is the Co. Cork form. IF 227; Map Don and Off; Plate XXI

O'Mooney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655

O'Mooney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Maonaigh The name of several distinct septs. That of Co. Sligo uses the form Meeny. Meaney or Mainey is the Co. Cork form. IF 227; Map Don and Off; Plate XXI

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'Mooney Last Name Facts

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

O'Mooney occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Mooney are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most frequent in: New Mexico, where 50 percent live and Wisconsin, where 50 percent live.

O'Mooney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the O'Mooney surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Omoneya801/
Omonney801/
Omoonye801/
Omoonyi801/
Homoone800/
Omony778,226/
Omone77179/
Omooniye751/
O'Mmonyo751/
Omoongeh751/
Omonge71664/
Omonyi71608/
Omonye71145/
Homone71105/
Omoine7192/
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Homony7138/
Amoony7135/
Omaney7131/
Omoniy7111/
Omoene7110/
Omonje7110/
Amoney717/
Omooni715/
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Omonie713/
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Omoneh711/
Omouny711/
Omonee711/
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Omoyne711/
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Omonny711/
Omonys711/
Gomone711/
Omohne711/
Omoniyi6742,617/
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Omonije67623/
D'Amone67205/
Omonaye67201/
Oumoune67153/
Gomonay67129/
Gomonea6747/
Omonuyi6737/
Omonayi6722/
Omoniya6721/
Gamoney6720/
Omonoyi6718/
Ommonye6717/
Homonay6714/
Osmaney6714/
Omonaje6714/
Omonoye6713/
Gomonie678/
Omoinyi678/
Omoinye677/
Omoneha675/
Omoneji674/
Hamoony674/
Hosmone673/
Omonych672/
Omaneyi672/
Hamoney672/
Emmoney671/
Gomonoy671/
O'Mahny671/
Otmoune671/
Omaneyd671/
Omonuye671/
Omoeyni671/
Omaneye671/
Omognie671/
Omoinee671/
Omuonyo671/
Osmonay671/
Goimony671/
Gomonge671/
Amoonyo671/
Asmoony671/
Omonahe671/
Omonaya671/
Omonejo671/
Omonoje671/
Omonoya671/
Omonoyo671/
Omonyia671/
Omosnyi671/
Homoine671/
Omonowe671/
Ommaney670/

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