Moloughney

Moloughney Meaning & Origin

About Moloughney
The surname Moloughney is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Maolacháin, meaning "descendant of Maolachán." The personal name Maolachán is derived from the word "maol," meaning "bald" or "tonsured," and was often used as a nickname for someone who had shaved their head for religious or cultural reasons. The surname Moloughney is therefore associated with a person who was a descendant of someone named Maolachán, indicating their ancestral connection to this individual.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Moloughney: 115
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 144,141
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MLFN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNAGA
🔊 Soundex
M0402050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 L AW1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/moloughney*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Moloughney in Braille

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

The name Moloughney in braille

How to sign the name Moloughney using Sign Language

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

The name Moloughney in sign language

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