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Kearney
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Origin Of The Surname Kearney
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Meaning Of The Surname Kearney
Descendant of the Victor
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Interesting
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Kearney
Kearney is a surname of Gaelic origin and in its original form would have been prefixed with an element to denote that it is patronymic. For example it would have been written O’ Kearney. Traditionally Gaelic patronymic surnames were given to pass down the name of a clan chieftain or revered elder. The Kearney element is the first name being passed down, which would originally have been spelt ‘Cearnach’ which means ‘victor’. |
Kearney Statistics
Kearney is the number 871 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 11,302 share the surname Kearney in the UK.
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