How common is the surname Mahoney?

40,397 people in the United States had the surname Mahoney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,643 Americans. It ranked 855th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mahoney?

John Mahoney, American actor (1940–2018), followed by Jock Mahoney.

Where is the surname Mahoney most common?

Wikidata records people named Mahoney in the United States, Australia and The Gambia.

How do you pronounce Mahoney?

Mahoney is /ˈmɑ.ni/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Mahoney getting more or less common?

More common. 39,440 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 40,397 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Mahoney

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 40,397 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmɑ.ni/ 3 syllables Soundex M500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mahoney is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mathghamhna (“descendant of Mathghamhain”), a personal name composed of the elements math (“bear”) and gamhain (“calf”).

Mahoney is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 40,397 people named Mahoney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,643 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 39,440.

#855

rank among US surnames

40,397

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #795)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#846	Pennington	40,854	7,557
#847	Michael	40,736	7,579
#848	Conrad	40,707	7,585
#849	Giles	40,598	7,605
#850	Benjamin	40,590	7,606
#851	Crosby	40,563	7,612
#852	Fitzpatrick	40,449	7,633

Who is named Mahoney

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Mahoney identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mahoneys

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Mahoney
American actor (1940–2018)
Jock Mahoney
American actor and stuntman (1919-1989)
Travis Mahoney
Australian swimmer, born 1990
Louis Mahoney
British actor, 1938–2020
Megan Mahoney
American basketball player (born 1983)
Tim Mahoney
American politician, born 1956
Suzanne Somers
American actress (1946–2023)
Eddie Money
American musician and singer-songwriter (1949–2019)
Margaret Field
American actress (1922-2011)
Neil Sheehan
American writer, historian, soldier (1936-2021)

Notable Mahoneys come mostly from the United States (8), Australia (1) and The Gambia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Mahoney

Mahoney has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mahoney come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mathghamhna (“descendant of Mathghamhain”), a personal name composed of the elements math (“bear”) and gamhain (“calf”).
How common is the surname Mahoney?: 40,397 people in the United States had the surname Mahoney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,643 Americans. It ranked 855th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mahoney?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Mahoney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mahoney?: John Mahoney, American actor (1940–2018), followed by Jock Mahoney.
Where is the surname Mahoney most common?: Wikidata records people named Mahoney in the United States, Australia and The Gambia.
How do you pronounce Mahoney?: Mahoney is /ˈmɑ.ni/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Mahoney?: Mahoney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Mahoney getting more or less common?: More common. 39,440 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 40,397 in 2010, up 2.4%.
What are other spellings of Mahoney?: Mahon, Mahony and Mohon.