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There are approximately 5,874 people named Molyneux in the UK. That makes it the 1,775th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 93 are named Molyneux.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Molyneux surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Fr. Local) From Normandy, De Moulins, De Moulines, De Molineus. From Moulins, a town on the river Allier, in France, so called from the great number of water mills there. Fr., Moulin, a mill.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

MOLINEUX. MOLYNEUX. This family came from Molineaux-sur-Seine, not far from Rouen, celebrated for the ruins of an ancient fortress popularly called the Castle of Eobert le Diable, which was destroyed by John Sans-Terre, but re-built in 1378 by the King of Navarre. Itin. de la Normandie. The noble family trace an unbroken male descent from "William de Moliueux, lord of Sefton, co. Lancaster, oneof the followers of William the Conqueror. Courthope's Debrett.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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