The kaney Surname

kaney Name Meaning and History

Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Köhner (see Kuehner) or of König (see Koenig).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The kaney name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the kaney family name as far back in history as possible.

kaney Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of kaney Families in the US in 1920

Number of kaney families

13-23

5-12

1-4

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Patrick Kaney & son James F. Kaney Ireland->WI	hedda301	9
KANEY, KAEHNY, KAHNY, KAHNEY	unknown94429983681	5
Re: Information on Ada Paulene Redd	Karla M Kaney	10
new email address	LBarton1444	2
James Michael Kaney	Ken Renau	8
Kaney	ShannonBrittingham	42
Kaney Family	fkm2345	3
Descendants of Seraphin KANEY of Tarentum PA	unknown94429983681	1
Giles & Janey Toole	MelissaTurner24	1
Offer: 47 different Kaney Newspaper Articles	MelissaTurner24	0

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