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
School 286
Labourer 76
General Labourer 55
Dock Labourer 26
Coal Miner Hewer 24
Charwoman 22
Domestic Servant 19
None 15
Cotton Weaver 15
At Home 14
Farm Labourer 14
General Servant (domestic) 12
Domestic 11
House Keeper 11
At School 11
Housewife 9
Labourer General 9
Laundress 8
Scholar 8
Shop Assistant 8
Bricklayer Labourer 8
Rag Sorter 8
School Boy 8
No Occupation 7
Spinner 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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