Looney

See also: looney

English

Alternative forms

• Lunney

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luanaigh (“descendant of Luanach”), a personal name based on luan (“warrior”).

Proper noun

Looney (plural Looneys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Looney is the 2795^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12910 individuals. Looney is most common among White (84.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Looney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 459.