Carney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Carney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Carney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 123
Labourer 88
Agricultural Labourer 30
Hawker 23
At Home 22
House Servant 20
Servant 16
Dock Labourer 13
Tailor 12
Wool Comber 12
Laundress 10
Farm Labourer 8
Laborer 8
Coal Whipper 8
House Keeper 7
General Servant 7
Weaver 7
Ag Lab 6
Coal Miner 6
Shoe Maker 6
Carpenter 6
Cotton Piecer 6
Sawyer 5
General Labourer 5
Washerwoman 5

Carney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carney 100% 16,101
2 Corney 83% 8,324
3 Croney 67% 1,376
4 Craney 67% 533
5 Curney 83% 499
6 Karney 83% 402
7 Carnie 67% 329
8 Corny 67% 185
9 Cairney 86% 108

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The surname Carney is the most popular version of all its varients

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