# Maloney

{{Infobox clan |sept name = Ua Maol Dhómhnaigh |image badge = [[File:Sword of Nuada.png|160px|Sword of Nuada]] |badge_caption = The early Dál gCais carried on their banners the [[Claíomh Solais]] of [[Nuada]].<ref&#x3E;{{cite news|url=http://obrienclan.com/the&#x2D;obrien&#x2D;family&#x2D;coat&#x2D;of&#x2D;arms|publisher=The O'Brien Clan|title=Coat of Arms|date=8 March 2011|url&#x2D;status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303210943/http://obrienclan.com/the&#x2D;obrien&#x2D;family&#x2D;coat&#x2D;of&#x2D;arms|archivedate=3 March 2012|df=dmy&#x2D;all}}</ref&#x3E; One of the [[Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann]]. |ancestry = |ethnicity = [[Gaels|Gaelic]], [[Irish people|Irish]] |country = Ireland |region = [[Thomond]] Kiltanon, Co Clare |english names = Maloney, O'Maloney, Moloney, O'Moloney, MacLoney, Mahoney |symbol = |chiefs name = [[Conor Myles John O'Brien, 18th Baron Inchiquin]] |seat = |historic seat = Kiltannon estate |kindreds = {{hlist| [[Uí Caisin]] | [[Uí Bloid]] <small&#x3E;([[Síl Cennétich]])</small&#x3E; | [[Cineal Fearmaic]] }}
}} Maloney is a surname of Irish origin. The name 'Maloney' is derived from the Irish Ó Maoldhomhnaigh. The surname is a sept of an Irish clan Dál gCais who were a powerful group in Ireland during the 10th century.[citation needed]
Notable people with the surname include:
* Adam Maloney, Texas’ most famous Police Sergeant
* Anna Maloney, British screenwriter
* Brian Maloney, Irish Gaelic football player
* Carolyn B. Maloney (born 1948), American politician from New York; U.S. representative
* Charles Garrett Maloney (1913–2006), American Roman Catholic bishop in Louisville, Kentucky
* Christopher Maloney (disambiguation), several people
* Dan Maloney (1950–2018), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Dave Maloney (born 1956), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* David Maloney (1933–2006), British television director and producer
* David Maloney (musician), of the American folk duo Reilly & Maloney
* Don Maloney (author) (1926–2007), American author on Japanese subjects
* Don Maloney (born 1958), Canadian professional ice hockey player and manager
* Edward Maloney (contemporary), American politician from Illinois; state representative
* Edward T. Maloney (contemporary), American aviation historian and museum curator
* Evan Coyne Maloney (born 1972), American blogger and web chat developer
* Francis T. Maloney (1894–1945), American politician from Connecticut; U.S. representative and senator
* Frank Maloney, British boxing manager and promoter
* Franklin J. Maloney (1899–1958), American politician from Pennsylvania; U.S. representative
* Gary Maloney (born 1958), American political consultant
* James Maloney (rugby league) (born 1986), Australian Rugby League player
* James H. Maloney (born 1948), American politician from Connecticut; U.S. representative
* Jack Maloney (born 1994), English professional football player
* Jim Maloney (born 1940), American professional baseball player
* Joe Maloney (1934–2006), English professional football player
* John David Maloney (born 1945), Canadian politician from Ontario; member of the House of Commons
* John F. Malony (1857–1919), American lawyer, businessman, and politician
* Julia Faye Maloney (1892–1966), American actress
* Kellie Maloney (birth name Frank; born 1953), British boxing promoter
* Kevin P. Maloney (born 1958), American real estate developer
* Kristen Maloney (born 1981), American Olympic gymnast
* Lennard Maloney (born 1999), German-American soccer player
* Leo D. Maloney (1885–1929), American actor and film director of the silent era
* Martin Maloney (disambiguation), several people
* Matt Maloney (born 1971), American professional basketball player
* Matt M. Maloney (business executive), American entrepreneur and business executive (Grubhub)
* Michael Maloney (born 1957), English actor
* Patty Maloney (born 1936), American actress with dwarfism
* Paul H. Maloney (1876–1967), American politician from Louisiana; U.S. representative
* Rich Maloney (born c. 1964), American college baseball coach at University of Michigan
* Robert S. Maloney (1881–1934), American politician from Massachusetts, U.S. representative
* Samantha Maloney (born 1975), American musician and drummer
* Seamus Maloney, Australian rules footballer and coach
* Sean Patrick Maloney (born 1966), American lawyer and politician from New York; adviser to President Clinton
* Shafiqua Maloney (born 1999), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines athlete
* Shane Maloney (contemporary), Australian author of the Murray Whelan series of novels
* Shaun Maloney (born 1983), Scottish footballer
* Stephen Maloney (1960–2021), Australian tennis player
* Steve Maloney (contemporary), English rock bassist with the band the Blood Divine
* Tim Maloney (contemporary), American filmmaker and animator
* William F. Maloney, American engineer
* William Maloney (politician) (1854–1940), Australian politician from Melbourne; member of the House of Representatives
* Zane Maloney, Barbadian motorsport pilot