How common is the surname Mooney?

33,555 people in the United States had the surname Mooney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,201 Americans. It ranked 1,033rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mooney?

Beth Mooney, Australian cricketer (born 1994), followed by Debra Mooney.

Where is the surname Mooney most common?

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

Is the surname Mooney getting more or less common?

More common. 32,953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,555 in 2010, up 1.8%.

What are other spellings of Mooney?

Meaney, Meany, Meeney and Moonie.

The surname Mooney

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 33,555 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mooney is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

Mooney 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 33,555 people named Mooney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,201 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 32,953.

#1,033

rank among US surnames

33,555

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #968)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,024	Gamble	34,005	9,079
#1,025	Downs	33,922	9,102
#1,026	Pierre	33,913	9,104
#1,027	Haney	33,898	9,108
#1,028	Forbes	33,813	9,131
#1,029	Saenz	33,787	9,138
#1,030	Davies	33,753	9,147

Who is named Mooney

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

91% of people named Mooney identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mooneys

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Beth Mooney
Australian cricketer (born 1994)
Debra Mooney
American actress, born 1947
Kyle Mooney
American comedian and writer, born 1984
Alex X. Mooney
American politician (born 1971)
James Mooney
American ethnographer (1861–1921)
Michael Mooney
American sailor, 1930–1985
Paul Mooney
American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor, 1941–2021
Malcolm Mooney
American singer, born 2000
Charles Mooney
Boxer, born 1951
Nate Mooney
American actor, born 1972
Matt Mooney
American basketball player (born 1995)

Notable Mooneys come mostly from the United States (10) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Meaney
Meany
Meeney
Moonie

Surnames that sound like Mooney

Mooney has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mooney come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maonaigh (“descendant of Maonach”), a personal name derived from maoineach (“rich, wealthy; precious, beloved”).
How common is the surname Mooney?: 33,555 people in the United States had the surname Mooney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,201 Americans. It ranked 1,033rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mooney?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Mooney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mooney?: Beth Mooney, Australian cricketer (born 1994), followed by Debra Mooney.
Where is the surname Mooney most common?: Wikidata records people named Mooney in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is Mooney?: Mooney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Mooney getting more or less common?: More common. 32,953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,555 in 2010, up 1.8%.
What are other spellings of Mooney?: Meaney, Meany, Meeney and Moonie.