Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
MALONE
There are approximately 10,458 people named Malone in the UK. That makes it the 1,014th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 166 are named Malone.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Ireland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
MalboneMalane
Mahlon
Maline
Mallon
Mahlone
Maalone
Mahloane
Mahloan
Malloan
Mallohn
M'Elone
Mahloney
Mallona
Malione
Mahlony
Mahloana
Maalona
Malhone
Mallione
Mahlonay
Mallome
Malilone
Mallhone
Mailonce
The Malone surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
One of the descendants of the house of O'Connor, Kings of Connaught, being tonsured in honor of St. John, was called Maol Eoin--Bald John, from Maol, bald or tonsured, and Eoin, John, and this was corrupted into Malone.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MALONE. One of the descendants of the house of O'Connor, Kings of Conuaught, having received tlie tonstu-e in honour of Saint .John, was called Manl Eoin, " sacred or dedicated to John," which was afterwards corrupted to Malone.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.