Find out how popular the last name Maloon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Maloon.

Maloon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Maloon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maloon in America

Maloon is the 70208th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maloon surname appeared 279 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Maloon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maloon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Maloon

The surname Maloon has its origins in Ireland, where it is believed to have emerged in the late 12th century. It is a variant spelling of the Irish Gaelic name "Ó Maoil Eoin," which translates to "descendant of the devotee of St. John." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who had a particular reverence for St. John the Baptist or St. John the Evangelist.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in various medieval Irish annals and manuscripts, where it appears in various spellings such as "O'Mulone," "O'Molone," and "O'Maloon." These records indicate that the name was primarily concentrated in the counties of Louth and Monaghan, in the northeastern part of Ireland.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name was Sir Richard Maloon, who served as a member of the Irish Parliament in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Patrick Maloon, a Catholic priest who was executed during the Irish Rebellion of 1641 for his role in the uprising against English rule.

In the 17th century, the name appears in the Petty's Census of Ireland, a detailed survey of the Irish population conducted in the 1650s. This suggests that the Maloon family had established a significant presence in the country by that time.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, several individuals with the Maloon surname achieved prominence. One such person was John Maloon (1768-1842), a successful merchant and landowner in County Louth. Another was James Maloon (1812-1891), a Catholic priest and educator who founded St. Patrick's College in Armagh.

While the name is predominantly Irish in origin, it has also been recorded in other parts of the world due to Irish emigration. For example, there are records of Maloons in the United States and Australia from the 19th century onwards, often originating from counties Louth and Monaghan.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maloon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Maloon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Maloon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Maloon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Maloon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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