Mooney

English

Alternative forms

• Meaney, Meany, Meeney, Moonie

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maonaigh (“descendant of Maonach”), a personal name derived from maoineach (“rich, wealthy; precious, beloved”).

Proper noun

Mooney (plural Mooneys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mooney is the 1033^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 33555 individuals. Mooney is most common among White (90.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mooney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 615.