Explore the Family Name Larney

The meaning of Larney

Shortened form of Irish McLarney.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Larney has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 43,708 with 465 individuals carrying this name, representing 0.17 per 100,000 people in the U.S. By 2010, the ranking had slipped to 46,568, a decrease of 6.54%, and the count dropped slightly to 457, a reduction of 1.72%. Moreover, its proportion per 100,000 people declined by 11.76% to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,708	#46,568	-6.54%
Count	465	457	-1.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Larney

The ethnicity distribution for the Larney surname also shifted during the same period. The Decennial U.S. Census shows that in 2000, the majority identified as White (64.52%), followed by American Indian and Alaskan Native (30.75%). Those identifying with two or more races made up 2.15% and a small percentage identified as Black (1.29%). However, there were no recorded instances of this surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic. By 2010, the percentage of Whites had slightly decreased to 63.46% and that of American Indians and Alaskan Natives dropped to 29.10%. On the other hand, there was a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, rising by 73.02% to 3.72%. Interestingly, the surname emerged among Hispanics (2.41%) while disappearing altogether among Blacks. The number of Asian/Pacific Islanders remained constant at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.52%	63.46%	-1.64%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	30.75%	29.1%	-5.37%
Two or More Races	2.15%	3.72%	73.02%
Hispanic	0%	2.41%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.29%	0%	0%