Meloney

Meloney Meaning & Origin

About Meloney
The surname Meloney is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh, meaning "descendant of the servant of the Church." The name is believed to have originated from County Cork in Ireland. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a particular male ancestor.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Meloney: 159
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 110,825
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Meloney 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 Meloney is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MLN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M04050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH1 L AH0 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/meloney*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Meloney in Braille

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

The name Meloney in braille

How to sign the name Meloney using Sign Language

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

The name Meloney in sign language

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