Clowney Surname

367,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Clowney Surname Definition:

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

Clowney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9461:383,14933,798
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
England31:18,572,686338,250
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Clowney 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

Clowney Last Name Facts

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

Clowney is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clowney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 367,166th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,428,691 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Clowney are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 946 people, or 1 in 383,149. In The United States it is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 26 percent are found, North Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Maryland, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States Clowney is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Clowney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clowney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clowney surname grew 676 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clowney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Clowney last name is chiefly Presbyterian (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Clowney surname are 5.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Clowney earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.72% less than the national average, earning $38,090 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clownney930/
Clowny925/
Clowne924/
Clownee861/
Clowner861/
Clownie861/
Clawney860/
Clownnet801/
Clowni771/
Clawner710/
Clavner5728/
Chlubny5714/

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