Heney

Heney Meaning & Origin

About Heney
The surname Heney is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó hÉannaigh," meaning "descendant of Éannaigh." The name Éannaigh is believed to be a personal name derived from the word "éan," meaning "bird." The surname Heney is primarily found in County Donegal in Ireland and is associated with families who have ancestral ties to this region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Heney: 375
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 54864
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Heney 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 Heney is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EH1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɛni/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Heney in Braille

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

The name Heney in braille

How to sign the name Heney using Sign Language

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

The name Heney in sign language

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