# Sweeny (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sweeny/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,515 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,362 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 122,762 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (2,444 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Sweeney.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sweeny in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sweeny in Australia.

## People named Sweeny

- Harry Sweeny, Australian bicycle racer

## Similar surnames

Sweeney, Swinney, Swaney, Swiney, Swayne, Sween, Skeen, Sen, Sheen, Sene, Snow, Sheehan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.