Coonan
English
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuanáin (“descendant of Cuanán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cuana.
Proper noun
editCoonan (plural Coonans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Coonan is the 37125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Coonan is most common among White (96.51%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Coonan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 364.