Heaney
English
Alternative forms
- Hainey, Heeney
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉighnigh (“descendant of Éighneach”), or an Anglicized form of Ó hÉanna (“descendant of Éanna”), a personal name of unclear origin.
Proper noun
Heaney (plural Heaneys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Heaney is the 7888th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4197 individuals. Heaney is most common among White (95.26%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heaney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148.
Anagrams
- hyenae, hyenæ