Kearney (surname)


Kearney is a surname of Irish origin.

Origin

Kearney is an anglicized version of the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Catharnaigh, meaning descendant of Catharnach, which translates roughly to 'Warrior' or 'Warlike'.
The surname has many different unrelated origins most notably County Tipperary and County Meath with some smaller families native to the province of Connacht

Prevalence

The surname is approximately the 110th most common in the Republic Of Ireland, the 183rd most common in Northern Ireland and the 1,600th most common in the United States of America.

People with the surname