Molloy

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Irish

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.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Mollo Root name
Abee Irish origin
Ahearn Irish origin
Ahern Irish origin
Aherne Irish origin
Aidan Irish origin
Aiden Irish origin
Allardice Irish origin
Anguish Irish origin

Popularity by Country

Molloy

Rank #762

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗

Molloy

Rank #4643

Frequency 6,986 people (2.59 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 95.72% Hispanic 1.83% Black 0.5% Asian/PI 0.59% Native Am. 0.24% Two+ 1.12%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Molloy

Rank #227530

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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