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    The surname Croney

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 829 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C650

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Croney is more common than 82.3% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Shortened Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ruanaidh (“son of Rooney”) or Mac Raighne (“son of Reaney”).

    Croney 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 829 people named Croney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 372,431 Americans. That is down 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 881.

    #28,729
    rank among US surnames
    829
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -5.9%
    change since 2000 (was #26,125)

    Who is named Croney

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

    64% of people named Croney identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 64%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 29%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    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

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    Surnames that sound like Croney

    Croney 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 Croney come from?
    Shortened Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ruanaidh (“son of Rooney”) or Mac Raighne (“son of Reaney”).
    How common is the surname Croney?
    829 people in the United States had the surname Croney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 372,431 Americans. It ranked 28,729th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Croney?
    In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Croney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Croney?
    Croney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Croney getting more or less common?
    Less common. 881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 829 in 2010, down 5.9%.