McHaney

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps an unusual Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh or Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Choinnigh (“son of the servant of (Saint) Canice”) from the personal name Coinneach (“Kenneth, Canice”).

Proper noun

McHaney (plural McHaneys)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, McHaney is the 24802nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1004 individuals. McHaney is most common among White (61.75%), Black/African American (19.52%) and Hispanic/Latino (15.44%) individuals.

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