The Varney surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,502 people carried this name — #4,169 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,700 people counted. That is down 1% from 8,563 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 243 people named Varney.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Haute-Marne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 24 people named Varney live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Varney in American newspapers,
1907–1913.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 71,067 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Varney,
with a public archive behind them.
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David B. Varney 1822–1901 -
Louis Varney 1845–1908 · composer -
Louis Varney 1845–1908 · composer
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Luella A. Varney Serrao 1863–1948 · painter -
Georges Varney 1864–1930 · naval officer -
Edmund Varney 1778–1847 · judge
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Varney.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Varney is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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