# Maney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/maney/  
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) | 3,355 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,672 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 92,025 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.2% (3,361 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Many |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maine (“descendant of Maine”), a personal name of obscure origin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Maney 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 4.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Similar surnames

Mann, Mooney, Main, Money, Mayne, Man, Maine, Mauney, Mani, Meaney, Mahn, Mohney.

## 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.