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    The surname Craney

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,233 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C650

    Craney: #21,260 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Craney #21,260, 1,233 people Craney: #21,260 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Craney #21,260, 1,233 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Craney is more common than 86.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Perhaps a shortened Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ciaráin (“son of Ciarán”), a personal name from ciar (“black”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

    Craney is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,233 people named Craney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,402 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 859.

    #21,260
    rank among US surnames
    1,233
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +43.5%
    change since 2000 (was #26,672)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #21,251Guinto1,234250,199
    #21,260Craney1,233250,402

    Who is named Craney

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    81% of people named Craney identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Cranney

    Surnames that sound like Craney

    Craney has the Soundex code C650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C650.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Craney come from?
    Perhaps a shortened Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ciaráin (“son of Ciarán”), a personal name from ciar (“black”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).
    How common is the surname Craney?
    1,233 people in the United States had the surname Craney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,402 Americans. It ranked 21,260th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Craney?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Craney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Craney?
    Craney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Craney getting more or less common?
    More common. 859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,233 in 2010, up 44%.
    What are other spellings of Craney?
    Cranney.