Cairney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cairney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cairney family

Profession Census Frequency
Coal Miner 1
Coal Miners Wife 1
Decorator 1
Decorator Wife 1
Hawker 1
Manager Of Archers Club 1

Cairney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carney 86% 16,101
2 Corney 71% 8,324
3 Croney 57% 1,376
4 Craney 57% 533
5 Curney 71% 499
6 Corny 57% 185
7 Cairney 100% 108

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The surname Cairney is the 7th most popular variant of Carney.

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