Cairney is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cairney
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Scotland
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Cairney

How popular is Cairney?

Cairney is common in Scotland.

Cairney is ranked 120492 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cairneies grew by 18.14159 per cent to 267 since 2000 and ranked 72771 after elevating 5778 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.51 97.35
Others 3 0
Cairney is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Scotland. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Isle of Man. Around 3328 people have been found who wears Cairney as their family name. Cairney is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,900 Oman2
219,873 France2
18,625 Japan2
12,161 Wales2
21,529 Singapore2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
8,859 Iraq1
16,640 Hong Kong1
2,374 Bermuda1
151,601 Spain1
24,176 Qatar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,692 Ireland27
514 Isle of Man27
1,163 Jersey17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
49,486 South Africa91
Countries with hundreds of Cairney:
8,318 England801
7,396 Australia388
69,823 United States353
13,943 Canada270
6,864 New Zealand107
Countries with thousands of Cairney:
676 Scotland1,227
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Cairney Namesakes

  • Harry Cairney, Soccer player
  • Gemma Cairney, Presenter
  • John Cairney, Film actor

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