Last Name SWEENEY

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Meaning	Pleasant.

Origin	Irish, French, Maori

Rank	591 (2000 US census)	650 (1990 US census)

Count	51,500 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.12%, or 47442 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
4.37%, or 2251 total occurrences, as black,
0.44%, or 227 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.44%, or 227 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.06%, or 546 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.57%, or 809 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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