McCarney
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Cearnaigh (“son of Cearnach”), from cernach (“victorious, triumphant”).
Proper noun
McCarney (plural McCarneys)
- A surname, from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCarney is the 35489th 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, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN