Growney

Growney Meaning & Origin

About Growney
The surname Growney is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Grúagáin, meaning "descendant of Grúagán." Grúagán is a personal name derived from the word "gruaig," which means "hair." The surname Growney is primarily found in County Louth and County Meath in Ireland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Growney: 419
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 49,999
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

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

Ranking information for the surname Growney is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G6050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G R OW1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/growney*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G650

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Growney in Braille

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

The name Growney in braille

How to sign the name Growney using Sign Language

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

The name Growney in sign language

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