The haney Surname
haney Name Meaning and History
- English and Scottish: probably a variant of Hanney.
- Scottish or Irish: reduced form of McHaney.
- Americanized spelling of Norwegian Hanøy, a habitational name from any of four farmsteads so named, from Old Norse haðna ‘young nanny-goat’ or hani ‘cock’ (probably indicating a crag or mountain resembling a cock’s comb in shape) + øy ‘island’.
- Jewish (American): Americanized form of various like-sounding Ashkenazic Jewish names.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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