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    The surname McCarney

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 634 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M265

    McCarney: #35,489 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McCarney #35,489, 634 people McCarney: #35,489 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McCarney #35,489, 634 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCarney is more common than 78.1% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Cearnaigh (“son of Cearnach”), from cearnach (“victorious, triumphant”).

    McCarney 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 634 people named McCarney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 486,980 Americans. That is down 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 737.

    #35,489
    rank among US surnames
    634
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -14%
    change since 2000 (was #30,023)

    Who is named McCarney

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

    96% of people named McCarney identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McCarneys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Wayne McCarney
      Australian cyclist, born 1966

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Karney

    Surnames that sound like McCarney

    McCarney has the Soundex code M265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M265.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McCarney come from?
    Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Cearnaigh (“son of Cearnach”), from cearnach (“victorious, triumphant”).
    How common is the surname McCarney?
    634 people in the United States had the surname McCarney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 486,980 Americans. It ranked 35,489th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McCarney?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McCarney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McCarney?
    Wayne McCarney, Australian cyclist.
    Where is the surname McCarney most common?
    Wikidata records people named McCarney in Australia.
    What type of surname is McCarney?
    McCarney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McCarney getting more or less common?
    Less common. 737 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 634 in 2010, down 14%.
    What are other spellings of McCarney?
    Karney.