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 205
Labourer 60
Agricultural Labourer 34
House Keeper 22
Dock Labourer 20
Servant 19
General Servant 15
Laundress 12
Cotton Weaver 12
Tailor 11
Hawker 10
Railway Labourer 9
Charwoman 9
House Servant 8
Coal Miner 8
Cotton Winder 7
Carter 7
Bricklayer Labourer 7
Domestic Servant 7
School 7
Milliner 6
General Labourer 6
Ag Lab 6
Power Loom Weaver 5
Shoe Maker 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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