# Feeney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/feeney/  
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 | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,473 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,740 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 32,592 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.8% (9,402 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfini/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Feeny |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiannaidhe (“descendant of Fiannaidhe”), a byname meaning "warrior", from fiann (“army”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Feeney 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Feeney in the United States, Ireland and Australia.

## People named Feeney

- Chuck Feeney, American businessman
- Carol Feeney, American rower
- Tom Feeney, American politician
- Lexie Feeney, Australian archer

## Similar surnames

Feehan, Finn, Finney, Fine, Fan, Fain, Fenn, Fann, Fein, Finnie, Fama, Fino.

## 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.