Gorney Surname

167,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gorney Surname Definition:

(French) One who came from Gournay (Gornus’ estate), in France.

Gorney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2331:162,31916,518
Israel3111:27,5173,993
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Gorney (16) may also be a first name.

Gorney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who came from Gournay (Gornus’ estate), in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gorney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorney (Russian: Горней) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorney is the 167,829th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,829,016 people. Gorney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Gorney live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 16 people.

The surname Gorney is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,233 people, or 1 in 162,319. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 20 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 12 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Gorney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gorney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gorney surname expanded 4,060 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gorney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gorney surname are 11.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.63% being registered to vote for the party.

Gorney earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,692 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorzney9257/
Goorney9232/
Gourney9231/
Gorneiy921/
Gorgney921/
Gorny914,578/
Gorne91970/
Orney9115/
Gurney8315,992/
Horney832,375/
Gornez831,668/
Gornes831,293/
Gornet83905/
Gornyy83709/
Garney83700/
Gorner83465/
Gornea83378/
Gorzny83160/
Gerney83144/
Goerne83108/
Gornay8355/
Gornie8341/
Gornee8318/
Gorniy8314/
Gornyh8310/
Gotrne837/
Gornoy836/
Ngorne836/
Gourne834/
Gorgne834/
Gourny832/
Gornue832/
Orrney831/
Gornyi831/
Ghorne831/
Gornny831/
Gornys831/
Orgney831/
Orne801,923/
Orny801,186/
Gournay772,514/
Gornaya771,050/
Gournet77254/
Gornets7760/
Gorenne7726/
Ghorneh7726/
Garneys7724/
Gorneis7718/
Gournoe7713/
Ngornee7713/
Gournes7710/
Gornysh779/
Hornney777/
Garrney776/
Gornett776/
Horneys776/
Gorneah776/
Gorinne774/
Gornych773/
Gournea773/
Gornejo772/
Gorgner772/
Horneye772/
Hourney771/
Garnney771/
Gurnney771/
Gornetz771/
Gorniya771/
Hoorney771/
Gourner771/
Ghornee771/
Gournoy770/
Gierney770/
Gorness770/
Gorneus770/
Gurrney770/
Horne7383,824/
Arney735,759/
Gorni733,150/
Orner732,392/
Horny731,164/
Ornes73701/
Gerne73668/
Garny73548/
Gorna73483/
Ornay73432/
Garne73376/
Görne73361/
Gurne73358/
Gurny73294/
Gorná73106/
Górny7392/
Ornee7386/
Gorný7356/
Ornet7350/
Ornyi7339/
Ourny7322/
Ornée7321/
Görny7320/
Ornoy7317/
Ornie7313/
Ornez7312/
Ornea739/
Gürne735/
Ornge733/
Orniy732/
Ornae732/
Ourne732/
Oyrne732/
Ornei732/
Gorné732/
Górne732/
Gornh731/
Orgne731/
Orrne731/
Oorne731/
Ornne731/
Ornny731/
Ornye731/
Ornyo731/
Orneu730/
Orned730/
Gourgner719/
Gerinney711/
Gourenne711/
Gourgnet711/
Gourinne711/
Gournaye711/
D'Garney711/
Gorrnett710/
Gourneaz710/
Garner67129,134/
Horner6752,569/
Harney6710,385/
Gornas674,530/
Garnes673,970/
Garnet672,428/
Hornes671,176/
Hornea671,021/
Hornez67856/
Gurnee67701/
Hornet67664/
Hornyi67663/
Gurner67603/
Hoorne67368/
Garnie67293/
Gernay67251/
Gärner67217/
Hornoy67191/
Gourna67182/
Ohrner67165/
Gérnyi67138/
Orneus67135/
Gurnea67119/
Gourni67119/
Orness67103/
Horneţ67101/
Garnyy6793/
Horned6783/
Gornoi6776/
Hornay6775/
Gornis6775/
Gurnoe6760/
Gurnes6760/
Gurnet6756/
Hourne6754/
Orneas6751/
Garnyś6751/
Gharny6749/
Garnez6746/
Ornest6745/
Uorner6742/
Horgne6742/
Gargne6741/
Horneț6741/
Oireny6741/
Gornaz6737/
Gorgni6736/
Garnoe6734/
Gharne6732/
Ornett6732/
Argney6730/
Orneer6724/
Gurnyy6718/
Gorniz6718/
Hornyš6716/
Gorzna6716/
Ornysh6715/
Gornat6715/
Gornio6715/
Gurnay6714/
Gornai6714/
Ngorni6713/
Gernie6712/
Gornah6712/
Görnet6712/
Hornei6711/
Garned6710/
Garnee6710/
Garnue679/
Hornie678/
Gernyi678/
Șornea678/
Horneš678/
Ornayo678/
Garnay677/
Gornij677/
Gornés677/
Górzny676/
Gherne676/
Gurzny676/
Garneu675/
Gorgna675/
Ngarne674/
Gürnee674/
Gornaľ674/
Gerrny674/
Gurniy673/
Gornii673/
Garneh673/
Garnei673/
Garnny673/
Ornyia673/
Orneia673/
Garniy672/
Hornee672/
Gornui672/
Orgnes672/
Orniya672/
Garnea672/
Orenne672/
Garneš672/
Gornaś672/
Gornès672/
Garnoy672/
Garnye672/
Gurnae672/
Hourny672/
Hornuy671/
Ournet671/
Ornehs671/
Ornejo671/
Hgarne671/
Horhne671/
Horneu671/
Gehrne671/
Garnep671/
Gernej671/
Gernoy671/
Gerrne671/
Gurneyová671/
Gurnny671/
Gourneult671/
Gornad671/
Arnney671/
Uornes671/
Eurney671/
Arneyo671/
Ghorna671/
Ornych671/
Hornéy671/
Ornayz671/
Ornech671/
Orneis671/
Ornycz671/
Oirene671/
Ngorna671/
Gourné671/
Gornau671/
Gurnys671/
Gárnez671/
Gârnet671/
Gârneț671/
Gernei671/
Gerneu671/
Arneys671/
Ornhee671/
Orinne671/
Ornnea671/
Arzney671/
Garrne671/
Gosrni671/
Gierne671/
Ghorni671/
Horniy670/
Gurnie670/
Hornny670/
Oorned670/
Ornner670/
Gaerne670/
Ourner670/
Ornets670/
Orhner670/
Gurnne670/
Gernee670/

Gorney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorney in the Russian language
Горнейgornej-

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