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UK surname

Haney

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEánaigh, meaning "descendant of Éanach," a personal name derived from a diminutive of éan, meaning "bird."

In the 1881 census there were 345 people recorded with the Haney surname, ranking it #8,852 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 541, ranked #9,407, down from #8,852 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Dudley, Old Luce and Lambeth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Salford, Allerdale and Barrow-in-Furness.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Haney is 556 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 56.8%.

1881 census count

345

Ranked #8,852

Modern count

541

2016, ranked #9,407

Peak year

1999

556 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Haney had 345 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,852 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 541 in 2016, ranked #9,407.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 434 in 1861.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Haney surname distribution map

The map shows where the Haney surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Haney surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Haney over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 162 #12,215
1861 historical 434 #5,933
1881 historical 345 #8,852
1891 historical 375 #9,331
1901 historical 330 #10,899
1911 historical 280 #11,982
1997 modern 503 #9,259
1998 modern 549 #8,951
1999 modern 556 #8,912
2000 modern 524 #9,295
2001 modern 516 #9,234
2002 modern 519 #9,390
2003 modern 495 #9,557
2004 modern 500 #9,529
2005 modern 475 #9,804
2006 modern 487 #9,664
2007 modern 496 #9,626
2008 modern 484 #9,877
2009 modern 506 #9,759
2010 modern 530 #9,632
2011 modern 520 #9,681
2012 modern 527 #9,497
2013 modern 541 #9,459
2014 modern 544 #9,476
2015 modern 548 #9,338
2016 modern 541 #9,407

Geography

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Where Haneys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Dudley, Old Luce, Lambeth, Dalton-in-Furness and Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Salford, Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Orbiston and City Centre. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Dudley Staffordshire
2 Old Luce Wigtown
3 Lambeth London (South Districts)
4 Dalton-in-Furness Lancashire
5 Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Salford 028 Salford
2 Allerdale 001 Allerdale
3 Barrow-in-Furness 003 Barrow-in-Furness
4 Orbiston North Lanarkshire
5 City Centre Stirling

Forenames

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First names often paired with Haney

These lists show first names that appear often with the Haney surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Haney

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Haney, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Haney surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Haney household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Haney is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Scattered across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Haney is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Haney falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Haney is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Haney, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of 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.

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1881 census detail

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Haney families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Haney surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lancashire leads with 66 Haneys recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.65x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 66 1.65x
Yorkshire 57 1.70x
Surrey 27 1.64x
Lanarkshire 22 2.02x
Dunbartonshire 17 18.74x
Huntingdonshire 13 19.40x
Durham 12 1.20x
Middlesex 10 0.30x
Cumberland 8 2.75x
Derbyshire 8 1.51x
Norfolk 8 1.54x
Renfrewshire 8 3.06x
Ayrshire 7 2.77x
Flintshire 7 7.72x
Glamorgan 7 1.19x
Northumberland 7 1.39x
Staffordshire 7 0.61x
Kent 6 0.52x
Midlothian 6 1.33x
Nottinghamshire 6 1.32x
Wigtownshire 6 13.39x
Somerset 5 0.92x
Angus 4 1.28x
Cheshire 4 0.54x
Brecknockshire 3 4.45x
Hampshire 3 0.43x
Suffolk 2 0.49x
Warwickshire 2 0.24x
Aberdeenshire 1 0.32x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.47x
Fife 1 0.50x
Isle of Man 1 1.60x
Northamptonshire 1 0.32x
Pembrokeshire 1 0.93x
Royal Navy 1 2.49x
Sussex 1 0.18x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 27 Haneys recorded in 1881 and an index of 14.30x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 27 14.30x
Barrow In Furness 26 47.73x
Glatton 13 2031.25x
Chorlton On Medlock 11 17.29x
Old Monkland 10 23.08x
Rutherglen 9 56.21x
Bermondsey 8 7.96x
Bonhill 8 54.95x
Castleton 8 20.00x
Cumbernauld 8 160.97x
Wigton 8 183.49x
Battersea 7 5.64x
Clase 7 32.04x
Lambeth 7 2.38x
Sheffield 7 6.57x
Stansfield 7 56.86x
Stoke Upon Trent 7 5.79x
Cuerdley 6 2222.22x
Flint 6 116.50x
Flintham 6 1363.64x
Kirkmaiden 6 211.27x
Newcastle On Tyne St 6 23.05x
Norwich St Martin At Oak 6 189.87x
Stockton On Tees 6 12.40x
Buckland St Mary 5 714.29x
Camberwell 5 2.32x
Renfrew 5 57.87x
St George In East London 5 15.75x
Chorley 4 17.80x
Dronfield 4 59.08x
Dundee 4 3.43x
Norton 4 108.40x
Skipton 4 38.02x
Stockport 4 10.43x
Worsley 4 16.20x
Derby St Alkmund 3 18.94x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 3 1.65x
Llanelly 3 37.13x
Newton On Ayr 3 39.68x
Paisley Middle Church 3 19.70x
Alverstoke 2 7.99x
Bradford 2 2.47x
Brotherton 2 149.25x
Brotton 2 45.87x
Burnley 2 5.93x
Ilketshall St Andrew 2 363.64x
Lewisham 2 3.26x
Mid Calder 2 102.04x
St Pancras London 2 0.74x
Woolwich 2 4.70x
Barony 1 0.36x
Birmingham 1 0.35x
Bolehall Glascote 1 27.70x
Dalkeith 1 11.21x
Dalmellington 1 13.46x
Dreghorn 1 21.88x
Dumbarton 1 7.92x
Hackney London 1 0.53x
Halifax 1 2.04x
Hawarden 1 14.03x
Heigham 1 3.59x
Holme On Spalding Moor 1 45.66x
Kirkdale 1 1.48x
Milton In Gravesend 1 5.79x
Newbold Dunston 1 19.92x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 1 3.33x
Norwich St James 1 24.57x
Paddington London 1 0.81x
Pendleton In Salford 1 2.10x
Portsmouth 1 6.28x
Ramsgate 1 5.32x
Rhynie 1 76.92x
Royal Navy 1 2.91x
Southwick 1 10.52x
St Quivox 1 11.71x
Tarbolton 1 24.04x
Tenby St Mary In 1 18.32x
Tonge 1 11.90x
Trimdon 1 28.17x
Wisbech St Peter 1 9.33x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Haney surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Haney surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 23
James 15
William 14
George 9
Thomas 9
Joseph 8
Michael 4
Edward 3
Henry 3
Patrick 3
Alfred 2
Anthony 2
Arthur 2
Christopher 2
Hugh 2
Isaac 2
Mark 2
Martin 2
Peter 2
Robert 2
Abr. 1
Albert 1
Danl. 1
David 1
Elizabeth 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Jno.Hy. 1
Jocia 1
Levi 1
Margaret 1
Matthew 1
Richard 1
Samuel 1
Simeon 1
Stephen 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Haney surname: questions and answers

How common was the Haney surname in 1881?

In 1881, 345 people were recorded with the Haney surname. That placed it at #8,852 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Haney surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 541 in 2016. That gives Haney a modern rank of #9,407.

What does the Haney surname mean?

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEánaigh, meaning "descendant of Éanach," a personal name derived from a diminutive of éan, meaning "bird."

What does the Haney map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Haney bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.