Loney Surname
Approximately 8,221 people bear this surname
Loney Surname Definition:
A variant of Lunney, q.v., but not of Looney
Loney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,702 | 1:77,086 | 8,824 |
| Canada | 1,435 | 1:25,676 | 3,451 |
| England | 479 | 1:116,322 | 11,861 |
| Australia | 355 | 1:76,044 | 8,891 |
| Jamaica | 281 | 1:10,213 | 1,093 |
| Northern Ireland | 224 | 1:8,237 | 1,384 |
| Scotland | 168 | 1:31,868 | 3,219 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 126 | 1:10,825 | 1,479 |
| Philippines | 89 | 1:1,137,508 | 91,778 |
| New Zealand | 74 | 1:61,194 | 9,493 |
| Micronesia | 40 | 1:2,656 | 477 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Costa Rica | 32 | 1:149,377 | 2,141 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 202 | 1:21,930 | 2,482 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 287 | 1:84,932 | 8,963 |
| Scotland | 118 | 1:31,722 | 2,652 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 667 | 1:75,290 | 8,022 |
Loney (2,299) may also be a first name.
Loney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A variant of Lunney, q.v., but not of Looney
A variant of Lunney, q.v., but not of Looney
Contracted from O'Luinigh, 'Luinigh’s Descendant (luinneach, 'armed').
'Gillacrist O'Luinigh, Lord of Cinel Moen, A.D. 1090.
The O’Looneys were chiefs of Muintir Loney, in Tyrone.
Loney Demographics
Average Male Loney Height
177.08 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Loney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Loney (Marathi: लोणी, Russian: Лоней) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loney? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 61,169th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 886,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Loney live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Loney is also the 155,464th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 2,299 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,702 people, or 1 in 77,086. In The United States Loney is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Minnesota, where 6 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Loney is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Loney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Loney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loney last name grew 705 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Loney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Loney last name are 5.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.64% being registered with the party.
The amount Loney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.74% more than the national average, earning R 341,580 per year; in United States they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $44,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $50,756 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Loney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Loney in the Marathi language | ||
| लोणी | loni | - |
| Loney in the Russian language | ||
| Лоней | lonej | - |
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