The Moynihan surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,352 people carried this name — #7,627 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,148 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Moynihan surname

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muimhneacháin (“descendant of Muimhneachán”), a diminutive of Muimhneach (“Munsterman”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Moynihan» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 66 births for the Moynihan name in 1890.

Most were registered in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 2,900 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 16 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “36 in Kerry and 24 in Cork.”

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born, 1890

Munster 64
Connacht 1
Leinster 1

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In print

Moynihan in American newspapers,
1888–1904.

Newspaper page from The Climax carrying the name Moynihan
The Climax 1888-06-06
Newspaper page from The Democratic Advocate carrying the name Moynihan
The Democratic Advocate 1897-01-30
Newspaper page from The Bamberg Herald carrying the name Moynihan
The Bamberg Herald 1904-07-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,795 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Moynihan in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1990s.

7,553 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Moynihan. The most, 2,853, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 5,798
Victoria 767
New South Wales 620
Western Australia 126
ACT (Canberra) 113
South Australia 106
Tasmania 19
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Moynihan.

Who carried it

People named Moynihan,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Andrew Moynihan
    Andrew Moynihan 1831–1867 · military personnel
  • Berkeley Moynihan
    Berkeley Moynihan 1865–1936 · politician
  • P. H. Moynihan
    P. H. Moynihan 1869–1946 · politician
  • Tim Moynihan
    Tim Moynihan 1907–1952 · American football player
  • Rodrigo Moynihan
    Rodrigo Moynihan 1910–1990 · artist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Berkeley Moynihan: unknown author, CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 62 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Moynihan,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States757 records

757 records of the Moynihan name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 180
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 148
  • Other U.S. records 429
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frederick G. Moynihan

    Born 1915 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Boston; clerk from Suffolk County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Moynihan

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; servant. From Cork, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas J. Moynihan

    Born 1931; from Genesee County, New York. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 757 records for Moynihan in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia161 records

161 records of the Moynihan name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 82
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 44
  • Other Australian records 35
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Michael Moynihan

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Emily, sailing from Dublin in 1844. Native of Kerry.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Moynihan

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Algiers, aged 20; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Humphrey Moynihan

    Priest of Daylesford, Victoria; died 1967.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 161 records for Moynihan in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Moynihan name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Patrick William Moynihan

    Buried in 1985 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 73.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Dennis Moynihan

    Died 1897 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William John Moynihan

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 14 records for Moynihan in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Moynihan name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Moynihan

    Died 1935, aged 87; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Moynihan

    Died 1970, aged 76; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Robert Michael Moynihan

    Died 1962, aged 57; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Moynihan in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Ireland4 records

4 records of the Moynihan name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eddie Moynihan

    Died 1994, aged 77; buried at Killogilleen, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edmond Moynihan

    Died 1960, aged 90; buried at Killogilleen, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Moynihan

    Died 1948, aged 64; buried at Killogilleen, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Moynihan in Ireland.

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Moynihan name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Moynihan

    Gunner, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Moynihan name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Martin Humphrey Moynihan

    Born 1928 in the United States; died 1996 in Albi (Tarn).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Moynihan name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Eva Moynihan

    Census of 1910: Holiday House, Aker; born 1862 in Ireland.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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