# Molyneux (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,081 |
| US rank (2010) | 23,500 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 285,611 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.2% (1,008 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɒlɪnjuː/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Molyneaux, Mulanax, Mullinax, Mullineaux, Mulnix |

## Etymology

Various origins: * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Moulineaux, in Normandy, from Old French molinelli, a name meaning "small mills," see moulin (“mill”). * Variant of French Molineaux, an occupational surname for a miller, see above.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Molyneux 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |

## Similar surnames

Mullins, Melancon, Malinowski, Mullinax, Melanson, Mullens, Mellinger, Melnick, Millington, Mullings, Mullenix, Melnik.

## 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.