Carney Family History
Carney Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catharnaigh ‘descendant of Catharnach’, a byname meaning ‘warlike’. Irish: reduced form of McCarney. Irish: variant of Cairney. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cearnaigh ‘descendant of Cearnach’. Compare Kearney.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press