I would like to find the meaning of the last name Haney?

Haney

This interesting surname is often confused with the Scottish habitational name Hannay from the unidentified place, although there is no

evidence of any connection as Hanney being of English locational origin from a place thus called in Berkshire. The placename was recorded

as "Hannige" in the Cartularium Saxonicum (956) and as "Hannei" in the Domesday Book of 1086. The component elements of the name

are the old English pre 7th Century "hanena" meaning cock plus "ieg" an island; hence island frequented by (wild) cocks. Locational names

were originally given to the Lord of the Manor or as a means of identification to those who left their place of birth to seek word elsewhere.

The surname is first recorded in the early half of the 16th Century (see below). In the modern idiom the surname has many variant spellings

including Hanne, Heaney, Hainey, Haney, Hanny, etc.. On October 3rd 1675, Mary, daughter of William and Mary Hanney was

christened at St. Giles Cripplegate, London. A Coat of Arms granted to the Hanney family depicts three gold demi lions rampant between

a gold chevron on a blue field. On the crest is a stags head proper, with a gold collar and between his horns a red cross pattee. The first

recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of

Thomas Hanye, witness at a christening, which was dated

June 16th 1537, St. Mary Bothaw, London, during the reign of

King Henry V111, "Good King Hal", 1509 - 1547.

Depending on where your Haney family came from, it could also be Scottish. My great-great-grandfather, Fred Haney, was directly descended from the Clan Hannay from Scotland. As they came to America, the surname evolved from Hannay to Hannah to Hanna and finally to Haney.

It might be Ireland or England. I checked the 1880 census and it showed a lot of Haney's born in Ireland and England. There are a few from Scotland too. Just go to the link down below and search the 1880 census from there. Ireland and England seem to be the only places with this spelling. The German spelling is different. As for the meaning don't know.

Logan - It's a type of brook/creek in Ireland. My last name is from my adoptive dad, so it's not from my ancestry. My ancestors - Native American and French.. a tiny bit of British and Irish. But hardly enough to matter. I love my last name and heritage!