# Blaney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/blaney/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Welsh.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,854 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,541 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 80,110 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (3,624 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbleɪ.ni/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Topographic surname, from Welsh blaenau, plural of blaen (“tip, point, apex”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Blaney in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Blaney in the United States.

## People named Blaney

- Ryan Blaney, American racing driver
- Tim Blaney, American actor
- George Blaney, American basketball player-coach
- Dave Blaney, American racing driver

## Similar surnames

Blaine, Blain, Bolan, Boleyn, Bloom, Blum, Bellamy, Bolin, Bolen, Bowlin, Boylan, Blume.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.