Looney
See also: looney
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luanaigh (“descendant of Luanach”), a personal name based on Middle Irish lúan (“light, warrior's halo, warrior”).
Proper noun
Looney (plural Looneys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Looney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 459.