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Ó Maoileóin; Ó Maolbhloghain; Mac Giolla Eóin · Ó Maoileóin, 'descendant of Maoleóin' (servant of St. John); Mac Giolla Eóin, 'son of Giolla Eóin' (servant of St. John); Ó Maolbhloghain, 'descendant of Maolbhloghain'

Woulfe (1923) gives Malone as a form of Ó Maoileóin, 'descendant of Maoleóin' (servant of St. John), a distinguished ecclesiastical family at Clonmacnoise. He also lists Malone as a form of Ó Maolbhloghain, an old Tipperary family, and of Mac Giolla Eóin, a scattered Ulster surname. In 1890, 100 Malone births were registered in Ireland, chiefly in Dublin, Wexford and Clare.

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Irish formÓ Maoileóin; Ó Maolbhloghain; Mac Giolla Eóin
MeaningÓ Maoileóin, 'descendant of Maoleóin' (servant of St. John); Mac Giolla Eóin, 'son of Giolla Eóin' (servant of St. John); Ó Maolbhloghain, 'descendant of Maolbhloghain'
CountiesDublin, Wexford, Clare, Westmeath
Other spellings6

Origin of the Malone name

Ó Maoileóin: 'a distinguished ecclesiastical family at Clonmacnoise, of which several O'Malones were abbots and bishops'; landed proprietors in the 17th century. Ó Maolbhloghain: an old Tipperary family seated in Muscraighe Treitherne (barony of Clanwilliam). Mac Giolla Eóin: a scattered Ulster surname, chiefly Donegal and Tyrone.[1][2][3]

  1. 17th centuryThe Ó Maoileóin family rise to power as landed proprietors.[1]
  2. 1700Anthony Malone, politician, born 5 December.[5]
  3. 1757Anthony Malone made Chancellor of the Exchequer.[5]
  4. 1785His nephew Richard Malone created Baron Sunderlin.[1]
  5. 1790Edmond Malone's edition of Shakespeare appears in 11 volumes.[6]
  6. 1890100 Malone births registered in Ireland, chiefly Dublin, Wexford and Clare.[4]

Where in Ireland

Co. DublinFirst county named for Malone births in 1890 (Leinster 63 of 100).[4]
Co. WexfordPrincipal Malone county in 1890.[4]
Co. ClarePrincipal Malone county in 1890.[4]
Co. WestmeathAnthony Malone sat for Westmeath until 1760; Edmond was buried by the family mansion at Baronstown.[5][6]
Co. TipperaryÓ Maolbhloghain family seated in Muscraighe Treitherne, barony of Clanwilliam.[2]
Co. DonegalMac Giolla Eóin (Malone among its forms) found chiefly in Donegal and Tyrone.[3]
Co. TyroneMac Giolla Eóin (Malone among its forms) found chiefly in Donegal and Tyrone.[3]

Notable people named Malone

Anthony Malone1700–1776Barrister and politician; Prime-Sergeant, then Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1757.[5][1]
Edmond Malone1741–1812Dublin-born Shakespeare commentator and editor; nephew of Anthony Malone.[6][1]
William Malonec. 1586–1659Dublin-born Jesuit; returned to Ireland as Superior of the Jesuit mission; died Rector of the Irish College at Seville.[7]

Other spellings

O'Malone · O Mullone · O Melone · Mullowne · Maglone · MacAloon[1]

The Malone coat of arms

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Malone surname: questions

What does the surname Malone mean?

Woulfe gives Malone as a form of Ó Maoileóin, 'descendant of Maoleóin' (servant of St. John). Mac Giolla Eóin, another source of the name, also means servant of St. John.[1][3]

Is Malone an Irish name?

Woulfe lists Malone as an anglicised form of three Irish surnames: Ó Maoileóin, Ó Maolbhloghain and Mac Giolla Eóin.[1][2][3]

Where in Ireland is the Malone name from?

Woulfe places the Ó Maoileóin family at Clonmacnoise, the Ó Maolbhloghain family in Tipperary and Mac Giolla Eóin in Donegal and Tyrone. In 1890 Malone births were found chiefly in Dublin, Wexford and Clare.[1][2][3][4]

Who was Edmond Malone?

Webb describes him as a Shakespeare commentator and author, born in Dublin in 1741, whose edition of Shakespeare appeared in 11 volumes in 1790.[6]

Sources

  1. Ó Maoileóin – Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/om/o-maoileoin.php
  2. Ó Maolbhloghain – Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/om/o-maolbhloghain.php
  3. Mac Giolla Eóin – Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/macg/mac-giolla-eoin.php
  4. Malone – Birth Indexes of 1890 – Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/malone.php
  5. Anthony Malone – A Compendium of Irish Biography (Alfred Webb, 1878), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/biography/AnthonyMalone.php
  6. Edmond Malone – A Compendium of Irish Biography (Alfred Webb, 1878), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/biography/EdmondMalone.php
  7. William Malone – A Compendium of Irish Biography (Alfred Webb, 1878), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/biography/WilliamMalone.php

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).