Clouney Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Clouney Surname Definition:

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

Clouney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Clouney 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

Clouney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clouney occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clouney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Clouney occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Clouney are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Clouney is most frequent in: Michigan, where 50 percent are found and South Carolina, where 50 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Greece, where 33 percent are found.

Clouney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clouney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clouney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Clouney last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloutney931/
Cloney921,119/
Cluney92866/
Cloune921/
Clooney861,233/
Clouner8649/
Clounie8633/
Closney861/
Cloneey860/
Clauney860/
Clunney860/
Cluneey860/
Clhoune860/
Clune833,885/
Cluny83397/
Clone8314/
Clony836/
Schloune8049/
Clousner807/
Clunie771,652/
Clunes77608/
Claney77392/
Clunet7765/
Clones7760/
Sloney7753/
Cloyne7743/
Cloony7740/
Clunne7736/
Kloney7736/
Cliney7730/
Cleone7728/
Clogne7727/
Cloner7716/
Clione7715/
Clonoe778/
Chlone776/
Cluner774/
Clonet772/
Clunny772/
Cloeny771/
Cloine771/
Cloneh771/
Clonez771/
Cluine771/
Clunye771/
Clonei771/
Cliune771/
Cloiny771/
Clonea771/
Clonee771/
Clauny771/
Clonie770/
Clonay770/
Cluene770/
Sloune770/
Clonny770/
Clunay770/
Cloone770/
Clouttner750/
Closner71386/
Cellone71292/
Cluness71149/
Clugnet7180/
Clanney7177/
Schlune7153/
Clatney7141/
Cloynes7140/
Clunnie7127/
Cleoner718/
Klounee715/
Cloenay715/
Cleeney713/
Clotner713/
Schlone713/
Cloweny712/
Slounge712/
Clooner712/
Klooney711/
Cloenne711/
Clongne711/
Dclaney711/
Tcllone711/
Cleoniy711/
Slooney711/
Chlonge711/
Clognes711/
Clonnet711/
Clonțea711/
Cleonie711/
Cleonne711/
Cleunyo711/
Claunay711/
Chloner711/
Claunet711/
Cleuane711/
Cleaney710/
Cluneas710/
Sloiney710/
Clanehy710/
Sleoney710/
Cleyone710/
Clonett710/
Cloonay710/
Cloines710/
Clloner710/
Clyoner710/
Clonner710/
Cloness710/
Clainey710/
Cloonee710/
Sclaney710/
Cellony710/
Sloyney710/
Clieney710/
Cline6770,176/
Slone6714,229/
Klune67315/
Clausner67312/
Scillone67307/
Klone67186/
Schloner6761/
Clona6761/
Clane6733/
Cluna6722/
Chellone679/
Klousner677/
Cluni676/
Slony673/
Clany671/
Chillone671/
Cellaney671/
Clonj671/
Slouynoy671/
Cuillone671/
Cloni671/
Jelloune671/
Chlionet671/
Chlioane671/
Cliainey671/
Cleumner670/
Clothner670/
Slune670/
Gilloney670/
Clooness670/
Schluner670/
Kluny670/

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