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

The last name Rooney (Arabic: رونى) is found most in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Roonéy. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Rooney is the 10,412^th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 134,698 people. Rooney is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Rooney are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rooney is also the 85,155^th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 6,057 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 23,128 people, or 1 in 15,672. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 103 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Ireland, where 10 percent reside.

Rooney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Rooney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rooney last name grew 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 458 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 100 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 335 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 806 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rooney Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rooney surname is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Rooney last name are 2.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Rooney earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.73% more than the national average, earning 421,285 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.11% more than the national average, earning R 458,892 per year; in United States they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning $49,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.48% more than the national average, earning $54,888 CAD per year.