Maloy Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The spelling Maloy grew out of Molloy, an Irish surname with a long paper trail.

Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Before spelling was fixed, Molloy was also written Maloy.

Arms linked to Molloy and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Maloy surname pack.