Croney
English
editEtymology
editShortened Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ruanaidh (“son of Rooney”) or Mac Raighne (“son of Reaney”).
Proper noun
editCroney (plural Croneys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Croney is the 28729th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 829 individuals. Croney is most common among White (63.57%) and Black/African American (28.83%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Croney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 387.