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

The surname Roonan is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Roonan is the 2,237,939^th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Roonan reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States Roonan is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and New Jersey, where 15 percent are found. Excluding The United States Roonan exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Roonan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Roonan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roonan surname fell 5 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roonan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Roonan surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Roonan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.26% less than the national average, earning $29,231 USD per year.