Looney Family History
Looney Name Meaning
Irish (Munster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luanaigh ‘descendant of Luanach’ a personal name derived from luan ‘warrior’. Compare Lane 3 and Lamb Woulfe distinguishes the Munster name Ó Luanaigh from the Ulster name Ó Luinigh whence Lunney . However many of the Anglicized forms are the same.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022