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There are approximately 2,418 people named Blaney in the UK. That makes it the 3,871th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 38 are named Blaney.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Blaney surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) Welsh, Bluenae, the inland extremity of a valley.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BLANEY. From one of the two places called Blagni, near Bayeux, in Xormaudj'.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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