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Where Does The Last Name Hooney Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hooney occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hooney? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 7,117,718^th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Hooney are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. Hooney is also the 2,694,839^th most common first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Hooney is most common in: Bedfordshire, where 50 percent are found and Greater London, where 50 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Ireland, where 14 percent are found.

Hooney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hooney has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hooney Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hooney surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.