McSweeney

English

Alternative forms

McQueeney, McSwiney

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Suibhne. Compare Sweeney.

Proper noun

McSweeney (plural McSweeneys)

A surname from Irish.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, McSweeney is the 8639^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3807 individuals. McSweeney is most common among White (93.22%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McSweeney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 562.

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