# Cherny (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cherny/  
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 Russian [in turn from the Slavic languages], variant of Chyorny.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Russian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 459 |
| US rank (2010) | 46,404 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 672,648 people |
| Change since 2000 | +14% (403 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃɜɹ.ni/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Чёрный (Čórnyj), from чёрный (čórnyj, “black-haired”). Doublet of Cerni and Cerny.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cherny 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) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.2% |

## Similar surnames

Charney, Cherian, Cherney, Charon, Carney, Cerna, Ceron, Cerny, Cheramie, Craney, Croney, Crehan.

## 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.