MALONE

One of the descendants of the house of O'Connor, Kings of Connaught, being tonsured in honor of St. John, was called Maol Eoin--Bald John, from Maol, bald or tonsured, and Eoin, John, and this was corrupted into Malone.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

MALONE. One of the descendants of the house of O'Connor, Kings of Conuaught, having received tlie tonstu-e in honour of Saint .John, was called Manl Eoin, " sacred or dedicated to John," which was afterwards corrupted to Malone.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.