343 Global CLOONEY Family Members

CLOONEY Family History

Recorded as MacCluin, MacClune, Clune, O'Cloney, Cloney, Clooney, Clowney and possibly others, this is a famous Irish surname. It has two possible origins, and apparently two separate branches or septs. The first is from County Clare where there are at least two places named after the clan being Ballymaclune and Tiermaclune both in County Clare. The second sept is originally from the County Wexford region in the east of the country, where they are usually to be found as Cloney or Clowney. In both cases the clan is said to originate from a nickname for the earliest chief who was called or known as 'Cluana'.