Cloonan
English edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cluanáin (“descendant of Cluanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of cluanach (“deceitful”).
Proper noun edit
Cloonan (plural Cloonans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cloonan is the 26814th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 907 individuals. Cloonan is most common among White (96.47%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cloonan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.