O'Looney Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Looney Surname Definition:

Ó Luanaigh A Munster name mainly found in Co. Clare. MIF 169

O'Looney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3591:13,1171,565
England491:1,137,10353,999
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

O'Looney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Luanaigh A Munster name mainly found in Co. Clare. MIF 169

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

O'Looney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Looney Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Looney is found in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Looney? popularity and diffusion

The surname O'Looney is the 659,458th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. The last name O'Looney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of O'Looney reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most common in Ireland, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 13,117. In Ireland it is most frequent in: Munster, where 65 percent are found, Leinster, where 28 percent are found and Connaught, where 0 percent are found. Other than Ireland this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

O'Looney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Looney has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the O'Looney last name increased 479 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Looney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the O'Looney surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

O'Looney earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Olooney93127/
O'Loonie880/
O'Lone86411/
Oloney862/
O'Laney80115/
Oloneyo8011/
Goloney802/
Alooney801/
Olonney801/
O'Lonne800/
Olony77557/
Olone77425/
Olonieyi7568/
Holosney7512/
O'Lunney754/
Golouney751/
Holloney750/
Galooney750/
Olonge71428/
Olonyi71156/
Aloney7153/
Olione7145/
Holone7124/
O'Lane7122/
Olonje7118/
Ollone7115/
Olonye7110/
Eloney718/
Olaney717/
Olonne716/
Golone714/
Olones712/
Oilone711/
Aloone711/
Oloine711/
Ologne711/
Olyone711/
Oloner710/
Galhooney710/
Oolony710/
Holony710/
Olounye67316/
Hologne67187/
Oluonye67180/
Olaneye67138/
Olonets67130/
Oluneye67122/
Oloniyi6736/
Eloneye6734/
Holonne6716/
Olaneyi6711/
Oloniye679/
Olangey677/
Galoney676/
Oilonye675/
Aloonge674/
Olaneya674/
Golonea674/
Alloony674/
Alloney674/
Gollone673/
Olounje672/
Oloniya672/
Ouloune672/
Oulaney672/
Golonyi672/
Goloneh671/
Aaloone671/
Haloney671/
Olunney671/
Euloone671/
Elhoone671/
Holoner671/
Holonys671/
O'Liane671/
Olluone671/
Ollonne671/
Olonnie671/
Golooni671/
Othlony671/
Alloone671/
Olionye671/
Olyonyi671/
Holonge671/
Holohne671/
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