View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

Sooney is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 6,360,413^th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Sooney live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Sooney is also the 2,368,944^th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Sooney is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Sooney is mostly concentrated in: Worcestershire, where 100 percent reside. Barring England it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Sooney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sooney has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sooney last name expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sooney Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.