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

Rooney (Arabic: رونى) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Roonéy. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

Rooney is the 10,412^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 134,698 people. The last name 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. It is also the 85,155^th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 6,057 people.

Rooney 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 Rooney is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 103 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Rooney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Rooney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 458 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 100 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 335 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 806 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rooney Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Rooney surname are 2.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.4% 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.