How common is the surname Maloney?

30,671 people in the United States had the surname Maloney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,066 Americans. It ranked 1,149th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Maloney?

Sean Patrick Maloney, American lawyer and politician (born 1966), followed by Zane Maloney.

Where is the surname Maloney most common?

Wikidata records people named Maloney in the United States, Canada and Barbados and 1 other country.

Is the surname Maloney getting more or less common?

More common. 30,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,671 in 2010, up 0.8%.

What are other spellings of Maloney?

Mallonee, Moloney, Molony and Muldowney.

The surname Maloney

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 30,671 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maloney is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

Maloney 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 30,671 people named Maloney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,066 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 30,434.

#1,149

rank among US surnames

30,671

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,048)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,140	Alford	30,771	10,034
#1,141	McLeod	30,769	10,034
#1,143	Mackey	30,749	10,041
#1,144	Dodd	30,732	10,046
#1,145	Emerson	30,702	10,056
#1,147	Muniz	30,695	10,058
#1,148	Alston	30,693	10,059

Who is named Maloney

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

91% of people named Maloney identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Maloneys

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sean Patrick Maloney
American lawyer and politician (born 1966)
Zane Maloney
Barbadian racing driver, born 2003
Leo D. Maloney
American actor (1888–1929)
Samantha Maloney
American musician, born 1975
Peter Maloney
American actor, born 1944
Kristen Maloney
American Olympic gymnast, born 1981
Francis T. Maloney
American politician (1894-1945)
Brad Maloney
Australian soccer player, born 1972
Matt Maloney
American basketball player, born 1971
Anne Lockhart
American actress (born 1953)

Notable Maloneys come mostly from the United States (7), Canada (1) and Barbados (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Maloney

Maloney has the Soundex code M450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M450.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Maloney come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh (“descendant of the devotee of Sunday”), from maol (“devotee”) and Domhnach (“Sunday”).
How common is the surname Maloney?: 30,671 people in the United States had the surname Maloney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,066 Americans. It ranked 1,149th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maloney?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Maloney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Maloney?: Sean Patrick Maloney, American lawyer and politician (born 1966), followed by Zane Maloney.
Where is the surname Maloney most common?: Wikidata records people named Maloney in the United States, Canada and Barbados and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Maloney?: Maloney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Maloney getting more or less common?: More common. 30,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,671 in 2010, up 0.8%.
What are other spellings of Maloney?: Mallonee, Moloney, Molony and Muldowney.