Doney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Doney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Doney family

Profession Census Frequency
School 62
Farm Labourer 25
Coal Miner Hewer 9
General Labourer 8
Farmer 7
General Servant (domestic) 6
Domestic 6
Dressmaker 5
Private Means 5
Tailor 4
Carter 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Weaver 4
Horseman On Farm 4
Housekeeper 3
Dress Maker 3
Gardener 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Labourer 3
Market Gardener 3
Waggoner On Farm 3
Working On The Farm 3
Ironmonger (dealer) 3
Electrical Fitter 2
Horse Man On Farm 2

Doney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Edney 60% 8,139
2 Doney 100% 5,209
3 Daney 80% 976
4 Adney 60% 633
5 Adeney 67% 508
6 Dony 80% 302
7 Donney 83% 299
8 Deney 80% 250
9 Dooney 83% 226
10 Deny 60% 224
11 Dany 60% 203
12 Diney 80% 170
13 Douney 83% 130
14 Deaney 67% 128

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The surname Doney is the 2nd most popular variant of Edney.

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