# Varney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/varney/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,502 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,169 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,314 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.7% (8,563 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Varney 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) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Varney in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Varney

- Jim Varney, American actor and comedian (1949–2000)
- Janet Varney, American actress (1976-)
- Reg Varney, British actor (1916–2008)
- Mike Varney, American record producer

## Similar surnames

Varona, Verma, Vereen, Varma, Verna, Virani, Vrana, Verheyen.

## 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.