as a Last Name
- 9,475
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Feeney
Meaning & Origins
Irish: 1. reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fiannaidhe ‘descendant of Fiannaidhe ’, a byname meaning ‘warrior’, ‘champion’ (from fian ‘army’). 2. shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fidhne ‘descendant of Fidhne ’, a personal name probably derived from fiodh ‘wood’.
| 3,265th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 9,475
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Rhode Island
- has the most people named Feeney per capita
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