Carney Surname
Approximately 59,948 people bear this surname
Carney Surname Definition:
Surnames current in the shires of Aberdeen and Banff. Of local origin from Carnie, near Skene, Aberdeenshire. Philip Carny appears in Karale, 1332 (ER., I, p. 414). Oliver Carnie from Turriff served in the first Great War (Turriff).
Carney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44,984 | 1:8,058 | 954 |
| England | 6,681 | 1:8,340 | 1,220 |
| Australia | 2,959 | 1:9,123 | 1,357 |
| Ireland | 1,876 | 1:2,510 | 471 |
| Canada | 1,140 | 1:32,321 | 4,197 |
| South Africa | 510 | 1:106,231 | 12,813 |
| France | 244 | 1:272,224 | 41,905 |
| Scotland | 237 | 1:22,590 | 2,556 |
| New Zealand | 236 | 1:19,188 | 3,376 |
| Northern Ireland | 225 | 1:8,200 | 1,376 |
| Jamaica | 185 | 1:15,513 | 1,475 |
| Wales | 180 | 1:17,192 | 1,863 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Panama | 31 | 1:126,202 | 4,409 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Jersey | 19 | 1:5,221 | 1,083 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,361 | 1:1,876 | 362 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,423 | 1:10,060 | 1,527 |
| Scotland | 206 | 1:18,171 | 1,889 |
| Wales | 77 | 1:20,369 | 1,182 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,273 | 1:4,888 | 610 |
Carney (912) may also be a first name.
Carney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Surnames current in the shires of Aberdeen and Banff. Of local origin from Carnie, near Skene, Aberdeenshire. Philip Carny appears in Karale, 1332 (ER., I, p. 414). Oliver Carnie from Turriff served in the first Great War (Turriff).
(Celtic) 1 Warrior, Soldier [Irish Ceathernach (th = h] 2 Victorious [Irish Cearnach] Cp. Kearney.
Mac Cearnaigh Originally of Ballymacarney, Co. Meath, this name has long been located in Ulster, but the prefix Mac having been widely discarded, it is usually indistinguishable from (O) Carney. SIF 29
(Italian) Grandson of Cearnach (victorious).
Carney Demographics
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Carney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Carney (Arabic: كارني) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Carney? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,440th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 121,564 people. The last name Carney is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Carney reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 268,506th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 912 people.
It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 44,984 people, or 1 in 8,058. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 5 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States Carney is found in 88 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Carney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Carney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carney last name increased 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 276 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 21 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 234 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Carney last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States Carney are 7.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.57% registered with the party.
The amount Carney earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning 398,256 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.35% more than the national average, earning R 400,056 per year; in United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $51,907 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Carney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Carney in the Arabic language | ||
| كارني | karny | - |
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Carney Reference & Research
Carney DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Carney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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