Maney
A surname of uncertain origin, most often treated as an Irish family name in English-language sources.
The #9,672 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 92,025 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The historical sources supplied here mention Maney only in passing and do not give a clear derivation. In surname scholarship, Maney is often treated as an Anglicized Irish name, but the exact Gaelic source can vary by family and is not always certain. It may also sometimes be a spelling variant or shortened form shaped by English spelling habits.
History
Because the excerpts do not include a full dictionary entry, they give no secure historical explanation for the name. In practice, Maney appears in English-language records as a relatively uncommon surname, and bearers today are found mainly in the United States and other English-speaking countries. Some families with this surname may be connected to Irish immigrant lines, but that should be checked case by case.
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Fun fact
The 2010 U.S. Census recorded Maney as a fairly uncommon surname, with about 3,355 bearers nationwide.
From the historical record
“Mally, and Malye ; Mallon, Mallory, Malloy, Maloy, Malone and Maloon, Maloney, Manahan and Manahen, Mandell, Mandluff, Maney, Mani- dere, Manigan, Manion, Manix and Mannix, Manks, Manogue, Mansur, Mara, Maralius, Marfan, Margot, Mariance, IMariga, Markham, Markhan, Marland, Marlborough, Marliave, Marohl, Ma- rolty…”
— Suffolk Surnames (3rd ed.)