Malloy - wikipedia Malloy Malloy is a surname of Irish origin, meaning `` noble chief ''. The name may refer to : Dan Malloy ( b. 1955 ), American politician, current Governor of Connecticut Danny Malloy ( footballer ) ( b. 1930 ), former Scottish footballer David Malloy, American country music songwriter and producer Doug Malloy, pseudonym of Richard Simonton, American business executive and body piercer Duncan Malloy Edward Malloy ( b. 1941 ), American priest, president of the University of Notre Dame 1987 -- 2005 Jim Malloy ( 1935 -- 1972 ), American Indy 500 racecar driver Jim Malloy ( recording engineer ) ( 1931 -- 2018 ), American Grammy - winning recording engineer Judy Malloy, American poet Kady Malloy, contestant on the seventh season of American Idol Larkin Malloy ( 1954 -- 2016 ), American actor and model The Malloys, American music video and film directors Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy Michael Malloy ( 1873 -- 1933 ), New York City vagrant ; survived several attempts to murder him Mike Malloy ( contemporary ), American radio broadcaster in Atlanta, Georgia The Malloy Family, the sitcom Unhappily Ever After Matt Malloy Mr. Basketball ( 2007 ), South Dakota Kerry Malloy ( b. 1985 ) Actor, appeared in Wolf of Wall Street and House of Cards Dannel Malloy Governor of Connecticut Surname list This page lists people with the surname Malloy. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. References Jump up ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4997999/ Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malloy&oldid=849041203 '' Categories : Surnames Anglicised Irish - language surnames Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Français 日本 語 Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 6 July 2018, at 03 : 00 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name malloy come from
Answer: Irish origin, meaning "noble chief"