Screeney Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Screeney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Screeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:138,4986,546
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England91:6,190,895170,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Screeney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Screeney Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Screeney occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Screeney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Screeney is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Screeney are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Screeney is most widespread in Ireland, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 138,498. In Ireland it is primarily found in: Leinster, where 97 percent reside and Connaught, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Ireland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Screeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Screeney has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Screeney last name increased 243 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Screeney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Screeney last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Screeney earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.78% less than the national average, earning $36,339 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Screeney
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