Find out how popular the last name Haney is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Haney.

Haney, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Haney surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Haney in America

Haney is the 1027th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Haney surname appeared 33,898 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 11 people would have the surname Haney.

We can also compare 2010 data for Haney to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Haney

The surname Haney originated in England and Scotland in the late medieval period. It is believed to be a locational name derived from the Old English word "hana," meaning "a rocky hill," or from a place called Hane in Essex, England.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 13th century. In the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire, from the reign of King Edward I (1272-1307), there is a mention of a Richard de Hana. The Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1379 also reference a John de Haneye.

In Scotland, the name appeared in various forms, such as Hany, Haynie, and Hainey. One of the earliest recorded Scottish bearers of the name was John Hany, who was a tenant in the lands of Duddingston, near Edinburgh, in 1376.

The Haney surname is also linked to several place names in England, such as Hanney in Berkshire and Hanny in Worcestershire. These place names likely originated from the Old English words "hana" or "hana-ieg," meaning "a rocky island or dry ground in marsh."

Notable individuals with the surname Haney throughout history include:

1. John Haney (c. 1511-1584), an English Protestant minister and a translator of the Geneva Bible.
2. Sir Edward Haney (1580-1661), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the 17th century.
3. William Haney (1747-1819), an American Revolutionary War soldier and early settler in Kentucky.
4. James Haney (1786-1856), an Irish-born American politician who served as the 6th Governor of Delaware from 1837 to 1841.
5. John Louis Haney (1864-1940), an American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Haney Seed Company in San Francisco.

While these are just a few examples, the Haney surname has a rich history that can be traced back to various regions of England and Scotland, with its origins rooted in locational names and place names from the medieval era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Haney

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Haney.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Haney was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Haney has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Haney was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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