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

The last name Sweeney (Arabic: سويني) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Sweeney is the 4,939^th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 63,707 people. The surname Sweeney is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Sweeney are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sweeney is also the 415,075^th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 428 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 70,620 people, or 1 in 5,133. In The United States Sweeney is mostly found in: New York, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 110 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.

Sweeney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sweeney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sweeney last name rose 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 472 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 116 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 398 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 372 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sweeney Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sweeney surname are 6.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sweeney earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.94% more than the national average, earning 404,716 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.59% more than the national average, earning R 414,888 per year; in United States they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $47,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $48,256 CAD per year.