Sweeney (name)
For other uses, see Sweeney.
Sweeney is a surname that, though closely associated with Ireland, is of Scottish origin, derived from the Gaelic Mac Suibhne meaning "son of Suibhne".[1][2] The Gaelic personal name Suibhne was originally a byname meaning "pleasant" or "well-disposed".[3] The Gaelic personal name was also used an equivalent to the unrelated Old Norse personal name Sveinn, meaning "boy", "servant".[1]
In the United States, the surname Sweeney can also be an Americanization of the French surname Choinière. This French surname is derived from choin, meaning white, and probably originated as an occupational name for a baker.[4]
People with the surname Sweeney
- A. William Sweeney, (born 1920), American, Ohio Supreme Court Justice
- Alison Sweeney, (born 1976), American, television actress
- Anne Sweeney, (born 1957), Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks and President of Disney-ABC Television Group
- Antony Sweeney, (born 1983), English, professional footballer
- Antony G. Sweeney, English, director of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image
- Bill Sweeney, various
- Bill Sweeney (CEO), American politician
- Bill Sweeney (first baseman), (1904–1957), professional baseball player
- Bill Sweeney (ice hockey) (born 1937), Canadian, professional ice hockey player
- Bill Sweeney (infielder), (1886–1948), American, professional baseball player
- Bill Sweeney (pitcher), (died 1903), professional baseball player
- Bo Sweeney (1862–1917), American politician
- Bob Sweeney, various
- Bob KO Sweeney, (1894–1961), American, boxer
- Bob Sweeney (ice hockey), (born 1964), American, professional ice hockey player
- Bob Sweeney (TV director and producer), (1918–1992) American, actor, director and producer
- Brian Sweeney, (born 1974), professional baseball player
- Brody Sweeney, Irish, entrepreneur
- Bruce Sweeney, Canadian, film director
- Calvin Sweeney, (born 1955), American, professional (American) football player
- Cate Sweeney, English author and playwright
- Ceri Sweeney, Welsh, rugby player
- Charles Sweeney, (1919–2004), American, USAAF pilot who dropped the atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki
- Charlie Sweeney, (1863–1902), professional baseball player
- Ciaran Sweeney, Irish designer
- Claire Sweeney, (born 1971), English, actress and singer
- Craig Sweeney, (born 1982), Welsh, child sex offender
- D. B. Sweeney, (born 1961), American, actor
- Daisy Sweeney, (born 1920), Canadian, music teacher
- Daren Sweeney, (born 1970), Montserratian cricketer
- Dennis Sweeney, protestor and civil rights activist
- Don Sweeney, (born 1966), Canadian, professional ice hockey player
- Ed Sweeney, (1888–1947), professional baseball player
- Ed Sweeney (American football) (born 1949), American football coach and former player
- Ed Sweeney, inventor of the Aerocar 2000 and Gemini Hummingbird
- Eric Sweeney, (1903–1968), English footballer
- Fionnuala Sweeney, (born 1965), Irish anchorwoman and reporter for CNN International
- Frances Sweeney (1908–1944), American journalist and activist
- Francis E. Sweeney, American, politician
- George Sweeney (actor), British actor
- Hank Sweeney, (1915–1980), American, professional baseball player
- James Sweeney, various
- James Johnson Sweeney, (1900–1986), museum curator
- James Joseph Sweeney, (1898–1968), American, Roman Catholic Bishop
- Jamie Sweeney, British, actor
- Jim Sweeney, various
- Jim Sweeney (coach), American, college (American) football coach
- Jim Sweeney (comedian), (born 1955), English, actor and comedian
- Jim Sweeney (football player), 1962, American, professional (American) football player
- Joel Sweeney, (1810–1860), American, musician
- John Sweeney, various
- John E. Sweeney, (born 1955), American politician
- John Roland Sweeney, (1931–2001), Canadian, politician and educator
- John Sweeney (journalist), BBC journalist
- John Sweeney (labor leader), (born 1934), American president of AFL-CIO
- Joseph Sweeney (Irish politician), (1897–1980), Irish, politician
- Joseph Sweeney (actor), (1884–1963), American, actor
- Julia Sweeney, (born 1959), American actress and comedian
- Justin Sweeney, (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
- Kevin Sweeney, various
- Kevin Sweeney (American football), 1963, American, professional (American) football player
- Kevin Sweeney (consultant), author and consultant
- Kyle Sweeney, (born 1981), American, professional lacrosse player
- Larry Sweeney, (born 1981), American, professional wrestler
- Latanya Arvette Sweeney
- Madeline Amy Sweeney, a flight attendant on board American Airlines flight 11
- Mark Sweeney, (born 1969), professional baseball player
- Martin L. Sweeney, (1885–1960), American, politician
- Mary Sweeney, American, film editor and film producer
- Matt Sweeney, musician
- Mavis Sweeney, (1909–1986), Australian hospital pharmacist
- Michelle Sweeney, Canadian, actor and musician
- Mike Sweeney, various
- Mike Sweeney (DJ), (born 1947), radio DJ
- Mike Sweeney (musician), American, musician
- Mike Sweeney (soccer), (born 1959), Canadian, soccer player
- Mike Sweeney, (born 1973), American, professional baseball player
- Monroe Sweeney, (1892–1950), American baseball umpire
- Neil Sweeney, (born 1977), Australian, professional rugby player
- Nigel Sweeney, barrister in the UK
- Patrick Sweeney, various
- Patrick Sweeney (gunsmith), American, gunsmith and author
- Patrick Sweeney (rower), British, Olympic Games rower
- Peter Sweeney, (born 1984), Scottish, professional footballer
- Peter Sweeney (footballer), Early twenieth century Scottish-American professional footballer
- Randy Sweeney, (born 1956), American, research scientist
- Robert Sweeney, various
- Robert Augustus Sweeney, (1853–1890), American, a two time recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Robert E. Sweeney, (1924–2007), American, politician
- Robert K. Sweeney, American, politician
- Ryan Sweeney, (born 1985), American, professional baseball player
- Sean Sweeney, (born 1969), Scottish, professional football player
- Shelley Sweeney, (born 1966), Canadian, actress
- Stephen M. Sweeney, (born 1959), American, politician
- Steve Sweeney, American, comedian
- Sunny Sweeney, American singer
- Sylvia Sweeney, (born 1956), Canadian, journalist, television producer and Olympic athlete
- Terry Sweeney, (born 1969), American, writer, comedian and actor
- Tim Sweeney, various
- Tim Sweeney (game developer), game developer and founder of Epic Games
- Tim Sweeney (ice hockey), (born 1967), American, professional ice hockey player
- Walt Sweeney, (born 1941), American, professional American football player
- Walter Sweeney, (born 1949), British, politician
- Walter C. Sweeney, Jr., (born 1909), United States Air Force general
- William Sweeney, various
- William Sweeney (composer), (born 1950), Scottish, composer
- William N. Sweeney, (1832–1895), American, politician
- Zhaun Sweeney, (born 1979), Montserratian cricketer
People with the given name Sweeney
- Sweeney Schriner, (1911–1990), Russian-born Canadian, professional ice hockey player
- Sweeney Young, (born 1988), Australian, actor
Fictional people named Sweeney
- Sweeney, the anti-hero of several works by T. S. Eliot, including The Waste Land and the verse drama Sweeney Agonistes
- Moira/Max Sweeney, fictional character on the Showtime television network series The L Word
- Sweeney Todd, fictional barber and serial killer
- Sinbad Sweeney, fictional character in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside
- Mr. Sweeney, fictional character in Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
- The Sweeney Sisters, a recurring musical sketch from 1980s era, Saturday Night Live featuring Candy Sweeney (Jan Hooks) and her sister Liz (Nora Dunn)
- Lieutenant Sweeney, fictional character in the 2005 film Dead Men Walking
- Sweeney, the main character in the Irish legend seen in Sweeney Astray
- Ram Sweeney, fictional character in the black comedy Heathers
References
- 1 2 "Learn about the family history of your surname", Ancestry.com, retrieved 29 September 2011. For the surnames McQueen, Swain, Sweeney, this website cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
- ↑ "Origins of our names". Liverpool Echo. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ Surname search Retrieved 29 November 2007
- ↑ "Learn about the family history of your surname", Ancestry.com, retrieved 29 September 2011. For the surnames Choiniere and Sweeney, this website cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
See also
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