Coony: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Coony is a spelling of the Irish surname Cooney. Its meaning, shared with Cooney, is “Gaelic family name”.

• Names that sound alike, such as Conwy, are easily confused in old records.
• Coony drops the “e” of Cooney, a simplification that clerks often made.
• Other spellings include Coonie.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Family crest and blazon

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