Looney Surname
Approximately 19,464 people bear this surname
Looney Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Merry, Jovial [Irish Luinneach, gen. found in the genit. case with the ‘grandson’ prefix ó or ua-O’Lúinigh] The Gaelic Luinneach, however, also denotes an inhabitant of the Island of Luing, Argyleshire.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,116 | 1:21,177 | 2,671 |
| Ireland | 1,157 | 1:4,070 | 695 |
| Australia | 367 | 1:73,558 | 8,644 |
| England | 310 | 1:179,736 | 16,229 |
| New Zealand | 137 | 1:33,053 | 5,740 |
| Northern Ireland | 50 | 1:36,901 | 3,535 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| Isle of Man | 31 | 1:2,768 | 564 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 977 | 1:4,534 | 775 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 280 | 1:87,055 | 9,135 |
| Isle of Man | 161 | 1:337 | 68 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,731 | 1:18,388 | 2,324 |
Looney (98) may also be a first name.
Looney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Merry, Jovial [Irish Luinneach, gen. found in the genit. case with the ‘grandson’ prefix ó or ua-O’Lúinigh] The Gaelic Luinneach, however, also denotes an inhabitant of the Island of Luing, Argyleshire.
Ó Luanaigh A Munster name mainly found in Co. Clare. MIF 169
(Irish) A warrior or soldier; descendant of Luinneach (merry or jovial).
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.
User-submitted Reference
Reduced Anglicized form of the Gaelic, Ó Luanaigh, meaning 'descendant of Luanach', a personal name derived from luan, meaning 'warrior'.
- dlooneyLooney Demographics
Average Male Looney Height
177.39 cm
Average Female Looney Height
161.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Looney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Looney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Looney (Arabic: لونى) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Looney? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 27,616th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 374,412 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Looney are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 956,749th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 98 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 17,116 people, or 1 in 21,177. In The United States Looney is most numerous in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Virginia, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Looney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Looney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Looney last name rose 627 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 118 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Looney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States Looney are 7.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.04% registered with the party.
The amount Looney earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.35% less than the national average, earning R 186,900 per year; in United States they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $41,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $51,800 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Looney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Looney in the Arabic language | ||
| لونى | lwny | - |
| وني | wny | - |
| لوني | lwny | - |
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Looney Reference & Research
Looney DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Looney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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