Haughney

Haughney Meaning & Origin

About Haughney
The surname Haughney is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó hEachthighearna, meaning "descendant of Eachthighearna." Eachthighearna is a personal name composed of the elements "each," meaning "horse," and "tighearna," meaning "lord" or "master." Therefore, the surname Haughney can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the horse lord" or "descendant of the master of horses."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Haughney: 369
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 55,619
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Haughney 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
HN
🗽 NYSIIS
HAGA
🔊 Soundex
H02050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AO1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/haughney*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Haughney in Braille

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

The name Haughney in braille

How to sign the name Haughney using Sign Language

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

The name Haughney in sign language

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