# Mooney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mooney/  
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) | 33,555 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,033 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,201 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (32,953 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Meaney, Meany, Meeney, Moonie |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maonaigh (“descendant of Maonach”), a personal name derived from maoineach (“rich, wealthy; precious, beloved”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mooney 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) | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mooney in the United States and Australia.

## People named Mooney

- Beth Mooney, Australian cricketer (born 1994)
- Debra Mooney, American actress
- Kyle Mooney, American comedian and writer
- Alex X. Mooney, American politician (born 1971)
- James Mooney, American ethnographer (1861–1921)
- Michael Mooney, American sailor
- Paul Mooney, American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor
- Malcolm Mooney, American singer
- Charles Mooney, boxer
- Nate Mooney, American actor
- Matt Mooney, American basketball player (born 1995)

## Similar surnames

Moon, Moen, Money, Maney, Mohney, Mon, Mahoney, Mann, Mena, Mahan, Meehan, Main.

## 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.