Maloney

English

Alternative forms

• Mallonee, Moloney, Molony, Muldowney

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Maloney (countable and uncountable, plural Maloneys)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maloney is the 1149^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30671 individuals. Maloney is most common among White (91.24%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maloney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 500.