Explore the Family Name Greaney

The meaning of Greaney

Irish: 1. (Kerry and Galway) shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gráinne or possibly Mag Gráinne ‘descendant (or son) of Gráinne’, a female personal name. 2. alternatively, a shortened Anglicized form of Mac Raighne, see McGrane. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aidan, Conor, Maeve, Siobhan.

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How common is the last name Greaney in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Greaney experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It dropped from rank 18656 to 19210, representing a 2.97% decrease. However, the count of people carrying this surname showed a marginal increase of 3.82%, moving from 1361 people in 2000 to 1413 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a minor decrease of 4.0%, moving from 0.5 to 0.48.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,656	#19,210	-2.97%
Count	1,361	1,413	3.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.48	-4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Greaney

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Greaney according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the significant majority identified as White, though its percentage decreased slightly from 96.33% in 2000 to 94.48% in 2010. The Hispanic representation increased significantly from 1.84% to 3.54%. There was also a noticeable rise in those identifying with two or more races, increasing from 0.51% to 1.06%. In 2010, for the first time, a minority of individuals with the Greaney surname identified as Black (0.42%), while there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.33%	94.48%	-1.92%
Hispanic	1.84%	3.54%	92.39%
Two or More Races	0.51%	1.06%	107.84%
Black	0%	0.42%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.66%	0%	0%