Craney
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Perhaps a shortened Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ciaráin (“son of Ciarán”), a personal name from ciar (“black”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).
Proper noun
Craney (plural Craneys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Craney is the 21260th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1233 individuals. Craney is most common among White (80.7%) and Black/African American (11.84%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Craney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 380.