Cooney
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuana (“descendant of Cuana”), a personal name either derived from cú (“hound”) or cuanna (“elegant, comely”).
Proper noun
Cooney (countable and uncountable, plural Cooneys)
- A surname from Irish.
- A ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Williams County, Ohio, United States
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cooney is the 2883rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12455 individuals. Cooney is most common among White (92.85%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cooney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 364.
Manx
Proper noun
Cooney f
- a female given name, Anglicized as Constance
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Cooney | Chooney | Gooney |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||