Caney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Caney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Caney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 56
General Labourer 11
Labourer General 6
Schollar 5
Traveller 4
Assistant 4
Domestic Servant 3
House Keeper 3
Dock Labourer 3
Labourer 3
Tailoress 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Printer Compositor 2
Tailor 2
Van Boy 2
Chemical Labourer 2
Artist Scence 2
Baker 2
Clerk 2
Coachman Domestic Servant 2
Domestic 2
Engraver 2
Grocers Assistant 2
Painter 2
Postman 2

Caney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cooney 67% 6,622
2 Coney 80% 6,368
3 Caney 100% 2,463
4 Canney 83% 1,582
5 Cainey 83% 438
6 Cony 60% 401
7 Coony 40% 206
8 Coaney 83% 196
9 Ceney 80% 192
10 Kaney 80% 144

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The surname Caney is the 3rd most popular variant of Cooney.

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