Janey
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
Proper noun edit
Janey
- A diminutive of the female given name Jane.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Janey (plural Janeys)
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Janey is the 34110th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 666 individuals. Janey is most common among White (63.51%) and Black/African American (28.23%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Janey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 242.