# Maloney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/maloney/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 30,671 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,149 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,066 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.8% (30,434 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Mallonee, Moloney, Molony, Muldowney |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh (“descendant of the devotee of Sunday”), from maol (“devotee”) and Domhnach (“Sunday”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Maloney in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Maloney in the United States, Canada, Barbados and Australia.

## People named Maloney

- Sean Patrick Maloney, American lawyer and politician (born 1966)
- Zane Maloney, Barbadian racing driver
- Leo D. Maloney, American actor (1888–1929)
- Samantha Maloney, American musician
- Peter Maloney, American actor
- Kristen Maloney, American Olympic gymnast
- Francis T. Maloney, American politician (1894-1945)
- Brad Maloney, Australian soccer player
- Matt Maloney, American basketball player
- Anne Lockhart, American actress (born 1953)

## Similar surnames

Malone, Mallon, Malin, Mullaney, Moloney, Malan, Milone, Melone, Mallonee, Molina, Mullen, Milam.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.