Clooney Surname

306,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Clooney Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Clo(o)ney: v. Cluney, &c.

Clooney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4661:777,80960,305
Ireland3161:14,9021,701
England1741:320,21923,859
Canada851:433,47837,831
Australia461:586,86342,409
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
India191:40,371,862445,856
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Wales91:343,83718,086
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
France51:13,284,544357,392
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
China41:341,830,39216,990
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2571:17,2372,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Clooney (14) may also be a first name.

Clooney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Clo(o)ney: v. Cluney, &c.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Cluanaigh Co. Wexford. Clooney and Clonney are usual variants. Clooney is a synonym of MacLoonie in Co. Down. MIF 59

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Clooney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Clooney Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Clooney is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clooney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 306,572nd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,910,418 people. The surname Clooney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Clooney live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename on earth, held by 14 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 466 people, or 1 in 777,809. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 21 percent live, Missouri, where 19 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 26 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Clooney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clooney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clooney last name expanded 333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 123 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 757 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clooney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Clooney surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Clooney last name are 11.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.12% being registered with the political party.

The amount Clooney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $48,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $51,769 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloney921,119/
Cloony9240/
Cloone920/
Clouney863/
Clooner862/
Klooney861/
Slooney861/
Closney861/
Cloneey860/
Cloonay860/
Cloonee860/
Clone8314/
Clony836/
Cloutney801/
Clooness800/
Cluney77866/
Claney77392/
Clones7760/
Sloney7753/
Cloyne7743/
Kloney7736/
Cleone7728/
Clogne7727/
Cloona7724/
Cloner7716/
Clione7715/
Clonoe778/
Chlone776/
Sloone772/
Clonet772/
Cloeny771/
Cloine771/
Cloneh771/
Clonez771/
Cloune771/
Clonei771/
Cloiny771/
Clonea771/
Clonee771/
Kloony771/
Clonie770/
Clonay770/
Clonny770/
Gillooney750/
Closner71386/
Cellone71292/
Clanney7177/
Clouner7149/
Clatney7141/
Cloynes7140/
Clounie7133/
Cleoner718/
Cloenay715/
Clotner713/
Schlone713/
Cloenne711/
Clongne711/
Dclaney711/
Tcllone711/
Cleoniy711/
Chlonge711/
Clognes711/
Clonnet711/
Clonțea711/
Cleonie711/
Cleonne711/
Chloner711/
Sloiney710/
Clanehy710/
Clauney710/
Sleoney710/
Clonett710/
Clunney710/
Cloines710/
Clloner710/
Clyoner710/
Clonner710/
Cloness710/
Cluneey710/
Sclaney710/
Cellony710/
Sloyney710/
Clhoune710/
Slone6714,229/
Clune673,885/
Cluny67397/
Scillone67307/
Klone67186/
Schloner6761/
Clona6761/
Schloune6749/
Clane6733/
Chellone679/
Clousner677/
Slony673/
Clany671/
Chillone671/
Cellaney671/
Clonj671/
Cuillone671/
Cloni671/
Cloonist671/
Chlionet671/
Gilloone670/
Clothner670/
Gilloony670/
Gilloney670/

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