How common is the surname Meany?

1,096 people in the United States had the surname Meany in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,702 Americans. It ranked 23,251st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Meany?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meany identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Meany?

Helen Meany, American diver (1904–1991), followed by George Meany.

Where is the surname Meany most common?

Wikidata records people named Meany in the United States.

Is the surname Meany getting more or less common?

More common. 1,076 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,096 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Meany

An Irish surname, carried by 1,096 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meany is more common than 85.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of Mooney.

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 1,096 people named Meany in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,702 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,076.

#23,251

rank among US surnames

1,096

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #22,336)

Who is named Meany

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

95% of people named Meany identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Meanys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Helen Meany
American diver (1904–1991)
George Meany
American labor leader (1894–1980)
Paul Meany
American musician, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Meany

Meany has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Meany come from?: Variant of Mooney.
How common is the surname Meany?: 1,096 people in the United States had the surname Meany in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,702 Americans. It ranked 23,251st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meany?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meany identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Meany?: Helen Meany, American diver (1904–1991), followed by George Meany.
Where is the surname Meany most common?: Wikidata records people named Meany in the United States.
Is the surname Meany getting more or less common?: More common. 1,076 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,096 in 2010, up 1.9%.