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Origin Of The Surname Carney
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Meaning Of The Surname Carney
Descendant of the Warrior
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Interesting
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Carney
Carney is an Anglicisation of the Old Gaelic name O’Catharnaigh. The prefixed ‘O’ in this name denotes that it is patronymic. Traditionally Gaelic patronymic surname were given to pass down the name of a clan chieftain or revered elder. In this case the name being passed down is ‘Cathernaigh’, which is said to mean ‘warrior’. Jay Carney the American journalist is a famous bearer of this surname. |
Carney Statistics
Carney is the number 983 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 9,922 share the surname Carney in the UK.
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