Molyneux
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editVarious origins:
- Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Moulineaux, in Normandy.
- Variant of French Molineaux, an occupational surname for a miller.
- Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maol an Mhuaidh (“descendant of the follower of the noble”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMolyneux (plural Molyneuxes)
- A surname.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Molyneux is the 23500th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1081 individuals. Molyneux is most common among White (94.17%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Molyneux”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 608.
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- English terms derived from Norman
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Irish
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from French
- English surnames from Irish
- English surnames from Norman