The Raney surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,801 people carried this name — #4,038 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 8,415 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Raney surname

Variant of Rainey.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Raney» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Raney in American newspapers,
1860–1907.

Newspaper page from Dollar Weekly Mirror carrying the name Raney
Dollar Weekly Mirror 1860-12-08
Newspaper page from The Brandon News carrying the name Raney
The Brandon News 1906-04-19
Newspaper page from The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram carrying the name Raney
The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram 1907-09-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 37,861 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Raney in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

631 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Raney. The most, 430, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 5.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 456
Victoria 60
Queensland 54
New South Wales 46
Western Australia 8
Tasmania 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Raney.

Who carried it

People named Raney,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George P. Raney
    George P. Raney 1845–1911 · judge
  • John Henry Raney
    John Henry Raney 1849–1928 · judge
  • McKendree Llewellyn Raney
    McKendree Llewellyn Raney 1887–1964 · librarian
  • Ann Raney Coleman 1810–1897 · memoirist
  • William Raney 1859–1933 · politician
  • Murray Raney 1885–1966 · engineer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Raney,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States580 records

580 records of the Raney name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 306
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 138
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 72
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 35
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 13
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donald D. Raney

    Born 1931; from Daviess County, Indiana. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at New Albany National Cemetery, Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Claude Raney

    Born 1923 in Alabama. Enlisted 1945 at Fort McClellan; farmer from Limestone County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Poplar Creek, Athens, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Raney

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Northern Light from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 580 records for Raney in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada25 records

25 records of the Raney name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 16
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frank Chalmers Raney

    Died 1920; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Micheal Raney

    Died 1937 in Point Micheau, Richmond, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Alfred Raney

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 25 records for Raney in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Raney name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Raney

    Arrived in Queensland in 1887 aboard the Earl Granville, aged 25.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record David A. Raney

    Licensed victualler of Coburg, Victoria; died 1879.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record George Raney

    Left Hobart in 1822 aboard the Victorine, bound for Port Jackson, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Raney in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Raney name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Clyde Lamar Raney

    Married in 1912 in New York; born in Tallahassee.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Clyde Lamar Raney

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1883 in Tallahassee.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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