Researching Brian Looney
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 474 people with the Looney surname? In that year Looney was ranked number 3105 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Brian means "Strong" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Brian Looney on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Brian Looney and the Looney Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 296 people with the Looney surname in the UK? Looney is now ranked number 3764 for popularity in the UK. |
Looney Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Looney surname in the USA? Looney is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Brian Looney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Brian Looney
Brian Looney
Brian James Looney (born September 26, 1969) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox. He was drafted by the Expos in the 10th round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Looney played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Jamestown Expos in 1991, and his last with the Nashua Pride of the independent Atlantic League in 2005. He played his last affiliated season with the Colorado Rockies' Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 2003.In the last part of his career, he has played in Italian Serie A1 for T&A San Marino.
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