Cairney Surname
Approximately 3,758 people bear this surname
Cairney Surname Definition:
An old surname in Perthshire. A shortened form of Cardeny, which see. William Cairny had a charter of the land vulgo vocata lie gerves aiker,' 1603 (RD., p. 498). Thomas Cairny in West Gormok, 1743 (Dunkeld).
Cairney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,752 | 1:3,056 | 553 |
| England | 607 | 1:91,793 | 9,869 |
| Australia | 452 | 1:59,725 | 7,245 |
| United States | 377 | 1:961,430 | 71,554 |
| Canada | 302 | 1:122,005 | 12,798 |
| New Zealand | 110 | 1:41,167 | 6,893 |
| Ireland | 39 | 1:120,742 | 6,025 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Isle of Man | 27 | 1:3,179 | 679 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:164,069 | 8,499 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 671 | 1:5,579 | 827 |
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Cairney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An old surname in Perthshire. A shortened form of Cardeny, which see. William Cairny had a charter of the land vulgo vocata lie gerves aiker,' 1603 (RD., p. 498). Thomas Cairny in West Gormok, 1743 (Dunkeld).
Cairney Demographics
Average Cairney Salary in
United States
$50,508 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cairney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cairney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cairney is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cairney click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cairney? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 121,807th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,939,209 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Cairney reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.
Cairney is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is held by 1,752 people, or 1 in 3,056. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: Glasgow City, where 18 percent live, North Lanarkshire, where 15 percent live and East Dunbartonshire, where 6 percent live. Outside of Scotland this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Cairney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cairney has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Cairney surname expanded 261 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,529 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 5,386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 144 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cairney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Cairney surname is chiefly Catholic (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cairney surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.
The amount Cairney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 25.43% more than the national average, earning R 298,068 per year; in United States they earn 17.05% more than the national average, earning $50,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.27% more than the national average, earning $56,774 CAD per year.
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