McCarney
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Cearnaigh (“son of Cearnach”), from cearnach (“victorious, triumphant”).
Proper noun
McCarney (plural McCarneys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCarney is the 35489th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. McCarney is most common among White (96.06%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCarney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.