Cloony Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Cloony Surname Definition:

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

Cloony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saint Pierre and Miquelon211:30573
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Cloony Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Cloony Last Name Facts

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

Cloony occurs more in Saint Pierre and Miquelon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cloony.

How Common Is The Last Name Cloony? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Cloony occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Cloony live; 65 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Gallo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 305. In Saint Pierre and Miquelon it is most numerous in: Saint Pierre Island, where 100 percent are found. Not including Saint Pierre and Miquelon this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Cloony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cloony has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cloony Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cloony last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clooney921,233/
Cloonay920/
Clony916/
Cloney831,119/
Cloona8324/
Kloony831/
Cloiny831/
Cloone830/
Clonny830/
Clonay830/
Clouney773/
Clooner772/
Closney771/
Cleoniy771/
Klooney771/
Cloneey770/
Cloonee770/
Cellony770/
Clona7361/
Clone7314/
Cloni731/
Clonj731/
Clany731/
Cloonist711/
Cloutney711/
Clooness710/
Claney67392/
Clones6760/
Cloyne6743/
Kloney6736/
Cleone6728/
Clogne6727/
Cloner6716/
Clanny6716/
Clione6715/
Clonis6713/
Klonys6710/
Chloni677/
Chlone676/
Cleona675/
Cloniz672/
Clonet672/
Clonee671/
Clonni671/
Clonåa671/
Chellooni671/
Clonei671/
Cloune671/
Cloine671/
Cloneh671/
Clonez671/
Clonea671/
Clonna671/
Cliona670/
Clonie670/
Clonit670/
Klohny670/
Clanoy670/
Clanay670/

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