Moylan Explained

Moylan
Meaning:	(son of the) bald
Region:	Ireland
Language:	Irish Gaelic
Variant:	Millane, Millan, Miland, Moylin, Mullen
Footnotes:	^[1]

Moylan is a surname of Irish origin, anglicisation of the Gaelic Irish: Ó Maoileáin, meaning ‘son of the bald (Irish: maol)’.^[2]

People bearing this name include:

• Daniel Moylan (born 1956), English Conservative politician
• Douglas Moylan, Guamanian official
• Edward Moylan, American tennis player
• James Moylan, Delegate from Guam to the U.S. House of Representatives
• Judi Moylan (born 1944), Australian politician
• Kaleo Moylan, Guamanian official
• Kurt Moylan, Guamanian official
• Mary Ellen Moylan, American ballet dancer
• Matt Moylan (born 1991), Australian rugby player
• Myles Moylan, United States Army officer
• Pat Moylan (politician), Irish politician
• Pat Moylan (Cork hurler), Irish hurler
• Peter Moylan, Australian baseball player
• Seán Moylan, Irish politician
• Scotty Moylan, Guamanian businessman
• Stephen Moylan, American general
• Marice Moylan Wolfe (1935–2022), American archivist

See also

• Moylan, a township in Minnesota
• Moylan, an unincorporated community in Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania
  • Moylan-Rose Valley (SEPTA station), a Pennsylvania train station

Notes and References

1. Book: Woulfe, Patrick. The Irish name-system. 1922. M. H. Gill. 109.
2. Book: MacLysaght, Edward. More Irish families. 1982. Irish Acad. Press. 978-0-7165-0126-8. 161.