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Ó Maonaigh; Ó Muimhnigh · Ó Maonaigh, 'descendant of Maonach' (wealthy); Ó Muimhnigh, 'descendant of Muimhneach' (Munsterman)

Woulfe (1923) gives Mooney as an anglicised form of two Irish names: Ó Maonaigh, 'descendant of Maonach' (wealthy), borne by three distinct families in Roscommon, Sligo and Galway, and Ó Muimhnigh, 'descendant of Muimhneach' (Munsterman), a family of South-West Cork. In 1890 Mooney births were found principally in Dublin, Antrim and King's County.

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Irish formÓ Maonaigh; Ó Muimhnigh
MeaningÓ Maonaigh, 'descendant of Maonach' (wealthy); Ó Muimhnigh, 'descendant of Muimhneach' (Munsterman)
CountiesDublin, Antrim, King's County, Roscommon
Other spellings4

Origin of the Mooney name

Ó Maonaigh (Woulfe): (1) a Roscommon family, anciently chiefs of Clann Murthuile; (2) a Ui Fiachrach family on the southern shore of Sligo Bay, barony of Tireragh; (3) a branch of the Siol nAnmchadha in south-east Co. Galway. Ó Muimhnigh: a family of Corca Laoighdhe in South-West Cork.[1][2]

  1. End of the 16th centuryÓ Maonaigh (Mooney) 'found in all parts of Ireland'.[1]
  2. 1617Fr Donagh Mooney visits Louvain and confides his records to Fr Anthony Purcell.[5]
  3. 1890136 Mooney births registered, chiefly in Dublin, Antrim and King's County.[3]

Where in Ireland

Co. DublinFirst county Matheson names for Mooney births in 1890.[3]
Co. AntrimAmong the counties where Mooney was principally found in 1890.[3]
Co. King's CountyPrincipal Mooney county in 1890; 16 Mooney births listed there.[3][4]
Co. RoscommonÓ Maonaigh family, anciently chiefs of Clann Murthuile.[1]
Co. SligoÓ Maonaigh of the Ui Fiachrach, southern shore of Sligo Bay, barony of Tireragh.[1]
Co. GalwayÓ Maonaigh branch of the Siol nAnmchadha in the south-east of the county.[1]
Co. CorkÓ Muimhnigh, a Corca Laoighdhe family of South-West Cork.[2]

Notable people named Mooney

Donagh Mooneyfl. 1617For many years Provincial of the Irish Franciscans; his notes underlie a manuscript history of the Order in Ireland.[5]

Other spellings

Meany · Moany · Money · Moyney[1]

The Mooney coat of arms

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Mooney surname: questions

What does the surname Mooney mean?

Woulfe gives two Irish names: Ó Maonaigh, 'descendant of Maonach' (wealthy), and Ó Muimhnigh, 'descendant of Muimhneach' (Munsterman).[1][2]

Is Mooney an Irish name?

Yes. Woulfe lists Mooney as an anglicised form of the Irish surnames Ó Maonaigh and Ó Muimhnigh.[1][2]

Where in Ireland is the Mooney name from?

Woulfe names Ó Maonaigh families in Roscommon, Sligo (Tireragh) and south-east Galway, and an Ó Muimhnigh family in South-West Cork. In 1890 Mooney births were found principally in Dublin, Antrim and King's County.[1][2][3]

Sources

  1. Ó Maonaigh — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/om/o-maonaigh.php
  2. Ó Muimhnigh — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/om/o-muimhnigh.php
  3. Mooney — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/mooney.php
  4. Registration Province of Leinster (leading surnames by county, Births Index 1890) — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/leinster-names.php
  5. A History of the Franciscan Order in Ireland, by Very Rev. Donagh Mooney — Introduction (Corpus of Electronic Texts edition), CELT, University College Cork. celt.ucc.ie/published/T300002-002/text001.html

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