Molloy

English

Alternative forms

• Malloy, Mulloy

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolmhuaidh (“descendant of Maolmhuadh”), a personal name composed of maol (“chieftain”) + muadh (“noble, big”). It could also be an Anglicized form of Ó Maolmhaodhóg (“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Maodhóg”); compare Logue.

Proper noun

Molloy (plural Molloys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Molloy is the 4868^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7238 individuals. Molloy is most common among White (94.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Molloy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 607.