Maroney (surname)
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Maroney is derived from the Gaelic Ó Maolruanaidh ‘descendant of Maolruanaidh’ (a patronymic).
Soundex: M650
Origins
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maolruanaidh ‘descendant of Maolruanaidh’, a personal name meaning ‘devotee of (Saint) Ruanadh’.
This name generally appears in the west of Ireland in County Clare or Galway. It is not one of the more common names in Ireland.
Variations
Some of these names are simply spelling variations while while others may have completely separate origins, ethnically and regionally.
- Meroney
- Moroney
- Muroney
