Last Name COOEY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning 'Cu-maighe,' figuratively, the hero or swift warrior; literally, the "dog of the plain."
A hero; literally, the dog of the plain, from 'cu,' a dog, and 'magh,' a plain. The names of various animals were given anciently to heroes, to denote power, swiftness, or courage.
Origin Gaelic, Irish

Rank 99,214 (2000 US census) 86,534 (1990 US census)
Count 169 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.08%, or 159 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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