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    The surname Molyneux

    A French occupational surname, carried by 1,081 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /mɒlɪnjuː/ 3 syllables Soundex M452

    Molyneux: #23,500 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Molyneux #23,500, 1,081 people Molyneux: #23,500 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Molyneux #23,500, 1,081 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Molyneux is more common than 85.5% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    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.

    Molyneux is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,081 people named Molyneux in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 285,611 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,008.

    #23,500
    rank among US surnames
    1,081
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.2%
    change since 2000 (was #23,501)

    Who is named Molyneux

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

    94% of people named Molyneux identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Molyneaux
    • Mulanax
    • Mullinax
    • Mullineaux
    • Mulnix

    Molyneux has the Soundex code M452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M452.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Molyneux come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Molyneux?
    1,081 people in the United States had the surname Molyneux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 285,611 Americans. It ranked 23,500th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Molyneux?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Molyneux identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Molyneux?
    Molyneux is /mɒlɪnjuː/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Molyneux?
    Molyneux is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Molyneux getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,008 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,081 in 2010, up 7.2%.
    What are other spellings of Molyneux?
    Molyneaux, Mulanax, Mullinax, Mullineaux and Mulnix.