Feeney

English

Alternative forms

• Feeny

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiannaidhe (“descendant of Fiannaidhe”), a byname meaning "warrior", from fiann (“army”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfini/
• Rhymes: -iːni

Proper noun

Feeney (plural Feeneys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Feeney is the 3740^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9473 individuals. Feeney is most common among White (94.93%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Feeney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.