Cooney (from O'Cooney,
Gaelic: "Ó Cuana") is a common Irish surname.[1] In various forms, the name dates back to the 12th century. It is first associated with
County Tyrone then in the province of
Connaught, in the townland of Ballycooney, Loughrea barony, in
County Galway, then to
County Clare,
County Mayo, and
Dublin.
Alternate spellings are O'Conney, Coony, Coonahan, Coonihan, Coonie, Coonan, Coumey (Coomey), Coney and Cooihan. Alternate spellings of O'Cuana are Cuana, Coona, O Cuanaic, and O'Cuanaich. Some with the name Coonifer, Coonihan and Coumey, the latter mainly from
County Cork, have been changed into Cooney.
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