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 292
Labourer 107
Agricultural Labourer 28
Hawker 27
Bricklayer Labourer 13
General Labourer 13
House Keeper 12
Laundress 11
Dress Maker 10
Domestic Servant 10
Servant 10
Factory Operative 10
Carter 9
Farm Labourer 9
Coal Miner 9
Labourer In Iron Works 9
Factory Hand 9
Gardener 8
General Servant 8
Tailor 8
Charwoman 8
Mill Hand 8
Dock Labourer 7
Char Woman 7
Surface Labourer At Mine 6

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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