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Irish surnames are all based on the Gaelic language native to Ireland. The original Gaelic form of the name Rowney is Ó Ruanaidh.
The surname Rowney was first found in County Down (Irish:An Dún) part of the Province of Ulster, in Northern Ireland, formerly known as county St Mirren.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rowney research. Another 131 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1079 and 1288 are included under the topic Early Rowney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Irish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name Rowney dating from that time include O'Rooney, Rooney, Roony, Roonay, Roney and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Rowney Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Rowney: