Molyneux

English

Alternative forms

• Molyneaux, Mulanax, Mullinax, Mullineaux, Mulnix

Etymology

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.
• Anglicized form of Irish Ó maol an Mhuaidh (“descendant of the follower of the noble”), compare the river name Muad which means "noble."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɒlɪnjuː/

Proper noun

Molyneux (plural Molyneuxes)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Molyneux's problem

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Molyneux is the 23500^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1081 individuals. Molyneux is most common among White (94.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Molyneux”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 608.