Cloonan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cluanáin (“descendant of Cluanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of cluanach (“deceitful”).

Proper noun

Cloonan (plural Cloonans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cloonan is the 26814^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 907 individuals. Cloonan is most common among White (96.47%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cloonan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.

Anagrams

• Colonna, cannolo, noncoal, noncola