Graney Surname
Approximately 2,792 people bear this surname
Graney Surname Definition:
(Celtic) for O’Graney, Descendant of Grian = the Sun [Irish O’Gréine-ó, grandson or descendant + gréine, genit. of grián, the sun]
Graney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,955 | 1:185,401 | 18,473 |
| England | 470 | 1:118,549 | 12,057 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 22 | 1:201,358 | 9,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 165 | 1:147,730 | 13,110 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 552 | 1:90,976 | 9,366 |
Graney (14) may also be a first name.
Graney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) for O’Graney, Descendant of Grian = the Sun [Irish O’Gréine-ó, grandson or descendant + gréine, genit. of grián, the sun]
Mac Raighne A north Ulster name sometimes changed to Grant. SIF 82
Mac Raighne A north Ulster name sometimes changed to Grant. SIF 82
Graney Demographics
Average Male Graney Height
175.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Graney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Graney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Graney is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Graney? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 156,768th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,610,153 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Graney are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Graney is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
The last name Graney is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,955 people, or 1 in 185,401. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States Graney exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Graney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Graney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Graney last name expanded 354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Graney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Graney last name are 1.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.95% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Graney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 189.01% more than the national average, earning R 686,808 per year; in United States they earn 14.18% more than the national average, earning $49,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $54,208 CAD per year.
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