McCarney

English

Alternative forms

• Karney

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Cearnaigh (“son of Cearnach”), from cearnach (“victorious, triumphant”).

Proper noun

McCarney (plural McCarneys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCarney is the 35489^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. McCarney is most common among White (96.06%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCarney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.