Looney
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See also: looney
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luanaigh (“descendant of Luanach”), a personal name based on luan (“warrior”).
Proper noun[edit]
Looney (plural Looneys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Looney is the 2795th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12910 individuals. Looney is most common among White (84.68%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Looney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 459.