Rooney Surname
Approximately 54,103 people bear this surname
Rooney Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Red [Irish Ruanaidh (dh mute)-ruanaidh, red, reddish: cp. Mulrooney]
Read More About This SurnameRooney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,128 | 1:15,672 | 1,991 |
| England | 8,530 | 1:6,532 | 939 |
| Ireland | 5,612 | 1:839 | 152 |
| Australia | 3,716 | 1:7,265 | 1,071 |
| Canada | 2,706 | 1:13,616 | 2,004 |
| Scotland | 2,675 | 1:2,001 | 360 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,612 | 1:706 | 116 |
| Egypt | 1,769 | 1:51,970 | 5,050 |
| New Zealand | 931 | 1:4,864 | 784 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Wales | 266 | 1:11,634 | 1,291 |
| France | 162 | 1:410,017 | 60,039 |
| South Africa | 151 | 1:358,793 | 32,710 |
| Argentina | 110 | 1:388,576 | 29,949 |
| Netherlands | 88 | 1:191,900 | 26,970 |
| Kenya | 84 | 1:549,761 | 26,736 |
| Thailand | 77 | 1:917,381 | 143,219 |
| Iran | 64 | 1:1,199,727 | 51,798 |
| Spain | 62 | 1:754,065 | 31,946 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Solomon Islands | 47 | 1:12,341 | 2,242 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Isle of Man | 25 | 1:3,433 | 731 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Guyana | 16 | 1:47,639 | 4,360 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Cayman Islands | 9 | 1:7,099 | 820 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5,605 | 1:790 | 130 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,862 | 1:13,091 | 1,978 |
| Scotland | 798 | 1:4,691 | 739 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:47,528 | 2,451 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,333 | 1:9,417 | 1,204 |
The alternate forms: Roonéy (1) are calculated separately.
Rooney (6,057) may also be a first name.
Rooney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) the Red [Irish Ruanaidh (dh mute)-ruanaidh, red, reddish: cp. Mulrooney]
Ó Ruanaidh Originating in Dromore this name is now numerous in all the provinces except Munster. IF 258; Map Down
(Irish) Grandson of Ruanaidh (hero).
User-submitted Reference
Rooney derives from the medieval Gaelic O'Ruanaidh, meaning 'The descendant of the champion
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Rooney Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Rooney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rooney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rooney (Arabic: رونى) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Roonéy. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rooney? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,412th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 134,698 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Rooney live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rooney is also the 85,155th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 6,057 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 23,128 people, or 1 in 15,672. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 103 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 10 percent live.
Rooney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rooney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rooney surname 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Rooney last name are 2.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.4% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rooney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rooney in the Arabic language | ||
| رونى | rwny | - |
| روني | rwny | - |
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Rooney Reference & Research
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Rooney 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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