Mawn

Mawn Meaning & Origin

About Mawn
The surname Mawn is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Maoláin, meaning "descendant of Maolán." Maolán is a personal name derived from the word "maol," which means "bald" or "tonsured." The surname Mawn is primarily found in County Mayo in Ireland and is associated with the ancient Gaelic nobility.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mawn is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mawn: 349
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 58,182
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mawn based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Mawn is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AO1 N
🌐 IPA
/mawn*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mawn in Braille

Here's how to represent Mawn in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mawn in braille

How to sign the name Mawn using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mawn using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mawn in sign language

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