Cairney

Cairney Meaning & Origin

About Cairney
The surname Cairney is of Scottish origin and is derived from the place name Cairney, which refers to several locations in Scotland. The name is believed to have originated from the Gaelic word "càrn," meaning a pile of stones or a cairn, which often marked a burial site or a boundary. Therefore, the surname Cairney likely originated as a topographic or locational surname, indicating that the bearer lived near or was associated with a place named Cairney.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Cairney is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Cairney: 267
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 72,771
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cairney based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C0650
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K EH1 R N IY0
🌐 IPA
/cairney*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C650

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cairney in Braille

Here's how to represent Cairney in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Cairney in braille

How to sign the name Cairney using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Cairney using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Cairney in sign language

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