Craney

English

Alternative forms

• Cranney

Etymology

Perhaps a shortened Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ciaráin (“son of Ciarán”), a personal name from ciar (“black”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

Proper noun

Craney (plural Craneys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Craney is the 21260^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1233 individuals. Craney is most common among White (80.7%) and Black/African American (11.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Craney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 380.

Anagrams

• Carney, Crayne, carney