Heaney

English

Alternative forms

• Hainey, Heeney

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉighnigh (“descendant of Éighneach”), or an Anglicized form of Ó hÉanna (“descendant of Éanna”), a personal name of unclear origin.

Proper noun

Heaney (plural Heaneys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Heaney is the 7888^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4197 individuals. Heaney is most common among White (95.26%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heaney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148.

Anagrams

• hyenae, hyenæ