Maloney
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English
Alternative forms
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)
- A surname from Irish.
- An unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Maloney is the 1149th 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.