Coonan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuanáin (“descendant of Cuanán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cuana.

Proper noun

Coonan (plural Coonans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Coonan is the 37125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Coonan is most common among White (96.51%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Coonan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 364.