Owney

Owney Meaning & Origin

About Owney
The surname Owney is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Maonaigh, meaning "descendant of Maonach." Maonach is a personal name derived from the word "maon," which translates to "wealth" or "treasure." The surname Owney is primarily found in County Monaghan in Ireland and is associated with individuals who are descendants of Maonach or have ancestral ties to the region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Owney is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Owney: 180
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 100,302
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Owney based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Owney is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AN
🗽 NYSIIS
OA
🔊 Soundex
O050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
OW1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/owney*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
O500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Owney in Braille

Here's how to represent Owney in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Owney in braille

How to sign the name Owney using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Owney using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Owney in sign language

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