Cooney (from O'Cooney, Gaelic: "Ó Cuana") is a common Irish surname. 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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Adam Cooney, AFL football player
America Chedister, born Cooney, American actress
Andrew Cooney, Irish Republican
Anne, Eileen and Elizabeth (Lily) Cooney, the Cooney Sisters, Irish Republicans and members of Cumann na mBan Barbara Cooney, children's book author/illustrator Barney Cooney (1934–2019) – Australian politician Caroline B. Cooney, author Edward Cooney, Irish evangelist Eugenia Cooney Gerry Cooney, boxer Jack Cooney (born 1971), Gaelic footballer and manager James Cooney (1848–1904), Irish-American lawyer Sergeant James C. Cooney, Struck gold in southwest New Mexico James Cooney (Medal of Honor), American Medal of Honor recipient Jeremy Cooney, American politician Joan Ganz Cooney, American television producer Johnny Cooney, American professional baseball player JP Cooney (born 1980), Irish rugby union player Joseph Cooney (born 1991), Irish hurler Kevin Cooney (baseball) (born 1950), American college baseball coach Mark Cooney, American football in the NFL Michael Cooney, British screenwriter Mike Cooney, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Montana Patrick Cooney, Irish politician Philip Cooney, former Bush administration official with ties to the energy business lobby (American Petroleum Institute) Ray Cooney, British playwright Richard T. Cooney, American politician Terry Cooney, American baseball umpire Thomas C. Cooney, American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient Tim Cooney (disambiguation), several people Walter R. Cooney Jr., astronomer Wayne Cooney, former association football player who played in the League of Ireland during the 1990s