Cranney Surname

231,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cranney Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Dweller at a Wood [Gaelic (and Ir*) crannach; crann, a tree]

Cranney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7171:505,52242,461
Australia4031:66,9877,973
England2801:198,99317,417
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Northern Ireland821:22,5002,605
France441:1,509,607143,950
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland781:56,7934,570
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Cranney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Dweller at a Wood [Gaelic (and Ir*) crannach; crann, a tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cranney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cranney Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cranney is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Cranney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cranney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cranney is the 231,565th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,176,244 people. The last name Cranney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Cranney are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Cranney is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 717 people, or 1 in 505,522. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 24 percent are found, Idaho, where 13 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Cranney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cranney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cranney last name rose 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 444 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cranney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cranney surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cranney surname are 19.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cranney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $45,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $53,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scranney9333/
Creanney930/
Crainney930/
Craney921,660/
Cranny92931/
Cranne924/
Creaney861,341/
Cranner86123/
Crannie86104/
Crainey8698/
Craniey8610/
Crannes863/
Crasney862/
Cronney861/
Crannay861/
Crannoy861/
Cratney860/
Cramney860/
Cragney860/
Craynne860/
Crayney860/
Crane8378,842/
Crany834/
Cranness8037/
Crainnie800/
Creatney800/
Schranne800/
Craioney800/
Craine774,290/
Croney771,903/
Craner771,712/
Crayne771,050/
Cranna77617/
Creane77499/
Craane77371/
Chrane77277/
Cranes77185/
Cranie7792/
Cronne7773/
Cranet7762/
Creany7735/
Cranea7735/
Scrane7722/
Kraney7717/
Craene7714/
Cramne7710/
Crange774/
Kranny774/
Cragne773/
Cranee772/
Cranoy772/
Cranez772/
Cranep771/
Kcrane771/
Cranae771/
Crasne771/
Craune771/
Criney770/
Cronny770/
Cranay770/
Crayny770/
Crayonnet751/
Schrasnne750/
Crasenner750/
Croenne71350/
Krasney71222/
Crainer71193/
Crainie71173/
Creaner71159/
Creange71129/
Crannis71124/
Cramner71108/
Crainea7170/
Creeney7146/
Cronnie7130/
Crooney7129/
Crayner7128/
Crosney7121/
Crasner7115/
Chroney7112/
Croënne7110/
Schrane715/
Cronneh715/
Scranni713/
Crasnea713/
Craines712/
Crainet712/
Creanet712/
Créange712/
Chrange711/
Crajnee711/
Cratner711/
Shranne711/
Zranneu711/
Crogney711/
Craaner711/
Cragnez711/
Craineț711/
Crangea711/
Craniye711/
Croinne711/
Crehane710/
Cronner710/
Kreaney710/
Crotney710/
Crauner710/
Craigne710/
Cragner710/
Crayone710/
Crasnet710/
Craynay710/
Cronnes710/
Sranner710/
Creuney710/
Craneer710/
Srangey710/
Croiney710/
Cranher710/
Crone6712,139/
Krane672,272/
Schraner671,423/
Crine67553/
Jrane67181/
Crehange6783/
Crani6766/
Crana6762/
Craynest6757/
Chrainer6732/
Crony6721/
Schreane6715/
Schrange6710/
Cronneit678/
Srany676/
Srane674/
Zrane673/
Krany672/
Crané672/
Chchrane671/
Cragness671/
Cranh671/
Creeanna671/
Schramne671/
Schranez671/
Crône671/
Croutney671/
Craugnie671/
Crannach670/
Shranner670/
Krangner670/
Schranei670/
Schronne670/
Crannish670/
Creasner670/

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