# Carney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/carney/  
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 Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 32,897 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,066 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,385 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (32,282 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* (carcinogenic disorder): Named after American pathologist John Aidan Carney

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carney 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Carney in the United States, Canada and Australia.

## People named Carney

- Mark Carney, 24th prime minister of Canada since 2025
- Art Carney, American actor and comedian (1918–2003)
- David Carney, Australian association football player
- Patrick Carney, American drummer
- Reeve Carney, American singer-songwriter and actor
- Harry Carney, American jazz musician (1910–1974)
- Lester Carney, American sprinter
- Rodney Carney, American basketball player (born 1984)
- Keith Carney, American ice hockey player
- Chris Carney, American politician
- Thomas Carney, American politician (1824-1888)
- Alan Carney, American actor (1909-1973)

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Crane, Carreon, Caron, Carreno, Crone, Carino, Craine, Carron, Carone, Carini, Crean, Caruana.

## 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.