Garney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Garney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Garney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 87
General Labourer 10
Living On Her Own Means 9
Agricultural Labourer 7
Domestic Servant 6
General Servant Domestic 6
General Servant 5
Living On Own Means 5
Dress Maker 5
Gardener 4
House Keeper 3
Genaral Labourer 3
Coal Miner 3
Laundress 3
Nurse Domestic 3
Carpenter 3
Charwoman 3
Labourer 3
Cook Domestic Servant 3
Joiner 2
Errand Boy 2
Cotton Spinner 2
Plasterer 2
Railway Porter 2
Shoe Machinist 2

Garney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gurney 83% 19,913
2 Garney 100% 2,874
3 Graney 67% 2,056
4 Gerney 83% 578
5 Greaney 57% 379
6 Greeney 57% 363
7 Gorney 83% 322
8 Grainey 71% 202
9 Greany 33% 194
10 Grany 50% 136
11 Greeny 50% 106

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The surname Garney is the 2nd most popular variant of Gurney.

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