Molyneux
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Molyneux is a surname. Over the centuries, several deviations of the name Molyneaux have emerged. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names as they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. The variations of the name include Molinex, Mullenix, Mullinix, Mullenneix, Mullineaux, Molinieux, Molinaux, Molineaux, Mollineaux, Molineux, and several others. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names as they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. Laterly, many variations were due to misspellings in American
or other country's immigration services. Although Anglo-Norman surnames like Molyneaux are characterized by many spelling variations, the name Molyneux has prevailed with the modern trend towards standardisation.
Notable persons with the surname Molyneux, or one of its variants, include:
For Viscount Molyneux see Earl of Sefton
, and in particular
Other persons bearing the name Molyneux :
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or other country's immigration services. Although Anglo-Norman surnames like Molyneaux are characterized by many spelling variations, the name Molyneux has prevailed with the modern trend towards standardisation.
Notable persons with the surname Molyneux, or one of its variants, include:
- Edward MolyneuxEdward MolyneuxEdward Henry Molyneux was a British fashion designer whose fashion house in Paris was in operation from 1919 until 1950.- Overview :Born in London to Justin Molyneux and Lizzy Kenny, Edward Molyneux attended Beaumont College, a Roman Catholic preparatory school...
, fashion designer and artist, cousin of the Earl of SeftonEarl of SeftonThe title Earl of Sefton was created in the Peerage of Ireland in1771 for the 8th Viscount Molyneux. The Earls of Sefton held the subsidiary titles Viscount Molyneux, of Maryborough in the Queen's County , in the Peerage of Ireland, and Baron Sefton, of Croxteth in the County Palatine of Lancaster... - Emery MolyneuxEmery MolyneuxEmery Molyneux was an English Elizabethan maker of globes, mathematical instruments and ordnance. His terrestrial and celestial globes, first published in 1592, were the first to be made in England and the first to be made by an Englishman....
, English Elizabethan maker of globes, mathematical instruments and ordnance - James Henry Molyneaux (born 1920), Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish Unionist politician
- John MolyneuxJohn MolyneuxJohn Molyneux VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
, British soldier - John MolyneuxJohn Molyneux (Trotskyist)John Molyneux is a British Trotskyist and a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party. He was a senior lecturer in Historical and Theoretical Studies at the School of Art, Design and Media, University of Portsmouth....
, British writer - John Molyneux, of Melling, a constant confessor for the Catholic faith under Elizabeth IElizabeth I of EnglandElizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
; and his son and grandson, who both died in arms fighting for King Charles at Newbury - Maxine MolyneuxMaxine MolyneuxMaxine Molyneux is a sociologist whose work focuses on the women's movement.That women's interests and gender interests are different categories is the discovery for which Maxine Molyneux is most frequently cited. Her focus is women's movements and her central question is how they and the state...
, sociologist and feminist - Paul MolyneuxPaul MolyneuxPaul Seymour Morthier Molyneux played first-class cricket for Somerset in six matches in the 1937 season. He was born at Wells, Somerset and died at Hove, Sussex....
, English cricketer - Peter MolyneuxPeter MolyneuxPeter Douglas Molyneux OBE is an English computer game designer and game programmer. He created the God games Dungeon Keeper, Populous, and Black & White, among others, as well as business simulation games such as Theme Park and more recently, the RPG series Fable.Despite the success of his games,...
, British computer game designer - Samuel MolyneuxSamuel MolyneuxSamuel Molyneux FRS , son of William Molyneux, was an 18th-century member of the British parliament from Kew and an amateur astronomer whose work with James Bradley attempting to measure stellar parallax led to the discovery of the aberration of light...
, astronomer - Stefan MolyneuxStefan MolyneuxStefan Basil Molyneux is a blogger, essayist, author, and host of the Freedomain Radio series of podcasts, living in Mississauga, Canada...
, libertarian political philosopher - Stephen MolyneuxStephen MolyneuxSteve Molyneux, is a British educational technologist, Apple Distinguished Educator and Apple Education Mentor. His recent fame results from him resigning as a Justice of the Peace on 25 April 2009 due to an issue over his use of Twitter in reporting the outcome of public case hearings...
, British educational technologist, Apple Distinguished Educator and Apple Education Mentor. - Father Thomas Molyneux, S.J., probably of Alt Grange, Ince Blundell, was a confessor of the Catholic faith at the time of Oates's Plot, meeting death from ill-treatment in MorpethMorpeth, NorthumberlandMorpeth is the county town of Northumberland, England. It is situated on the River Wansbeck which flows east through the town. The town is from the A1, which bypasses it. Since 1981, it has been the administrative centre of the County of Northumberland. In the 2001 census the town had a population...
gaol, 12 January 1681. - William MolineuxWilliam MolineuxThere are several people bearing the name of William Molyneux: for the list, see Molyneux William Molineux was a hardware merchant in colonial Boston best known for his role in the Boston Tea Party of 1773 and earlier political protests.Molineux was unusual among the Boston Whigs in having been...
, American, participant in the Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea PartyThe Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies...
- William MolyneuxWilliam MolyneuxWilliam Molyneux FRS was an Irish natural philosopher and writer on politics.He was born in Dublin to Samuel Molyneux , lawyer and landowner , and his wife, Anne, née Dowdall. The second of five children, William Molyneux came from a relatively prosperous Anglican background...
, Irish natural philosopher - Tadd MillinixDabryeDabrye is an alias of Ann Arbor, Michigan-based musician Tadd Mullinix , whose Winking Makes A Face was the first album released by Ann Arbor’s Ghostly International...
, Ann Arbor, Michigan-based musician. - Henry M. MullinnixHenry M. MullinnixHenry Maston Mullinnix was an aviator and Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II.-Biography:...
, an aviator and Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. - Siri MullinixSiri MullinixSiri Lynn Mullinix is an American soccer goalkeeper. As keeper for the 2000 U.S. women's Olympic soccer team, she recorded two shutouts helping the team win the silver medal...
, American Soccer Goal Keeper.
For Viscount Molyneux see Earl of Sefton
Earl of Sefton
The title Earl of Sefton was created in the Peerage of Ireland in1771 for the 8th Viscount Molyneux. The Earls of Sefton held the subsidiary titles Viscount Molyneux, of Maryborough in the Queen's County , in the Peerage of Ireland, and Baron Sefton, of Croxteth in the County Palatine of Lancaster...
, and in particular
- Richard Molyneux, 1st Viscount MolyneuxRichard Molyneux, 1st Viscount MolyneuxRichard Molyneux, 1st Viscount Molyneux was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1628 when he was created a peer....
(1594–1636) - Richard Molyneux, 2nd Viscount MolyneuxRichard Molyneux, 2nd Viscount MolyneuxRichard Molyneux, 2nd Viscount Molyneux of Maryborough, was the son of Richard Molyneux, 1st Viscount Molyneux and inherited his title on his father's death in 1636. He married Frances Seymour, daughter of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Lady Frances Devereux, at Essex House on 28...
(1620–1654) - Caryll Molyneux, 3rd Viscount Molyneux (1624–1699)
- William Molyneux, 7th Viscount MolyneuxWilliam Molyneux, 7th Viscount MolyneuxWilliam Molyneux, 7th Viscount Molyneux was a Jesuit priest and member of the peerage of Ireland.He was the third of four sons of William Molyneux, 4th Viscount Molyneux. Following the death of their father in 1717 the title was initially held by the eldest brother, Richard, until he died without...
(1685–1759) - Charles William Molyneux, 1st Earl of Sefton (1748–1794) previously 8th Viscount Molyneux
- William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton (1772–1838)
- Charles William Molyneux, 3rd Earl of SeftonCharles Molyneux, 3rd Earl of SeftonCharles William Molyneux, 3rd Earl of Sefton , styled Lord Molyneux , was a British Whig politician.-Background:...
(1796–1855) - William Philip Molyneux, 4th Earl of SeftonWilliam Molyneux, 4th Earl of SeftonWilliam Philip Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton, KG was a British peer.Born Viscount Molyneux, he was the eldest son of Charles Molyneux, 3rd Earl of Sefton and his wife, Mary. He was educated at Eton College, Berks. In 1854, Molyneux became an ensign in the Grenadier Guards and inherited his father's...
(1835–1897) - Charles Molyneux, 5th Earl of SeftonCharles Molyneux, 5th Earl of SeftonCharles William Hylton Molyneux, 5th Earl of Sefton, was the eldest son of William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton and known as "Mull" within the family.He was ADC to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1889-1892....
(1867–1901) - Osbert Molyneux, 6th Earl of SeftonOsbert Molyneux, 6th Earl of SeftonOsbert Cecil Molyneux, 6th Earl of Sefton GCVO, PC, DL , styled The Honourable Osbert Molyneux until 1901, was a British courtier and Liberal politician...
(1871–1930) - Hugh William Osbert Molyneux, 7th Earl of Sefton (1898–1972)
Other persons bearing the name Molyneux :
- Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-HowardLord Henry Howard-Molyneux-HowardLord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard , known as Henry Thomas Howard until 1812 and Henry Thomas Molyneux-Howard until 1817, was a British gentleman who served as Deputy Earl Marshal in the latter part of the reign of George III and early in the reign of George IV.Howard was the son of Henry...
, brother of 12th Duke of NorfolkDuke of NorfolkThe Duke of Norfolk is the premier duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the premier earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and hereditary Marshal of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the...
, served as Deputy Earl MarshalEarl MarshalEarl Marshal is a hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom used in England...
of England - Molyneux Shuldham, 1st Baron Shuldham (c. 1717 – 30 September 1798), naval officer and colonial governor of Newfoundland