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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goonan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 256,621st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,744,496 people. The last name Goonan is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Goonan are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Goonan is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 723 people, or 1 in 501,326. In The United States Goonan is most frequent in: New York, where 21 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 31 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.
Goonan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goonan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goonan last name increased 1,808 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 867 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 37 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goonan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Goonan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Goonan last name are 2.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.49% being registered to vote for the 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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