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Cherney Family History

Cherney Surname Meaning

Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Černý Slovak also Čierny (see Cerny) and probably also of Slovenian Černi (see Cerni) all meaning ‘black dark’ (see also 2 below).

Ukrainian: nickname based on the Russian adjective chërnyy ‘black dark’ denoting a black-haired or dark-skinned man.

Americanized form of Slovak and Slovenian Černej (see Cerney).

Americanized form of Hungarian Cserney: habitational name for someone from a place called Cserne in the former Trencsény County now in Slovakia or from Csernye in Veszprém County.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Cherney families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cherney family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cherney families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 17 Cherney families living in Yorkshire. This was about 24% of all the recorded Cherney's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Cherney families in 1891.
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What did your Cherney ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Cherney. 100% of Cherney women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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What is the average Cherney lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Cherney life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Cherney in 1945 was 24, and 70 in 2004.

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