Goonan Surname
Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname
Goonan Surname Definition:
Ó Gamhnáin This Clare name has sometimes been changed to Gooney and Gunning. MIF 132,266*
Goonan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 723 | 1:501,326 | 42,168 |
| Australia | 471 | 1:57,316 | 6,985 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| Ireland | 111 | 1:42,423 | 3,272 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 176 | 1:25,170 | 2,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
Goonan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Gamhnáin This Clare name has sometimes been changed to Gooney and Gunning. MIF 132,266*
Goonan Demographics
Average Male Goonan Height
175.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Goonan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goonan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goonan is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Goonan.
How Common Is The Last Name Goonan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 256,621st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,744,496 people. The surname Goonan is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Goonan reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 723 people, or 1 in 501,326. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 21 percent live, Massachusetts, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Goonan occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 31 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Goonan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Goonan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goonan surname rose 1,808 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 867 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 37 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goonan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Goonan last name are 2.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.49% registered with the political party.
Goonan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.13% more than the national average, earning $50,540 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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