Explore the Family Name Hartney

The meaning of Hartney

Irish (Limerick): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAthairne, a personal name based on athair ‘father’, originally of three syllables. The English t is intrusive and the surname was earlier Anglicized as Harney.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hartney saw a slight decrease between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hartney was ranked 28,790th in terms of popularity and there were 778 individuals with that last name. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 30,767 and the count had slightly decreased to 757 individuals, marking a change of -6.87% in ranking and -2.7% in count. The proportion of people named Hartney per 100k also fell by 10.34% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,790	#30,767	-6.87%
Count	778	757	-2.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hartney

In regard to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the last name Hartney identified as White, with a decline from 94.34% in 2000 to 92.73% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase over the decade, rising from 1.41% to 2.77%. The percentage of Hartneys who identified as Black also increased slightly, from 1.29% to 1.45%. However, the percentage identifying with two or more races saw a decline from 2.06% to 1.32%. The census did not record any individuals with the Hartney surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either of these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.34%	92.73%	-1.71%
Hispanic	1.41%	2.77%	96.45%
Black	1.29%	1.45%	12.4%
Two or More Races	2.06%	1.32%	-35.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%