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 443
General Labourer 68
Labourer 65
Coal Miner 27
Agricultural Labourer 26
Hawker 22
Dock Labourer 18
Domestic Servant 18
Farm Labourer 18
General Servant 17
Charwoman 15
House Keeper 15
Bricklayer Labourer 14
Laundress 13
Servant 12
Cotton Weaver 12
School 10
Cotton Operative 9
Tailoress 8
Brick Layer 8
Bricklayer 8
Shoe Maker 8
General Servant Domestic 7
Labourer General 7
None 7

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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