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Corney Family History
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Corney Name Meaning
English: habitational name from places in Cumbria and Hertfordshire named Corney, from Old English corn โgrainโ or corn, a metathesized form of cron, cran โcraneโ + eg โislandโ. It seems possible, from the distribution of early forms, that it may also derive from a lost place in Lancashire.
What did your Corney ancestors do for a living?
In 1880, the most common Corney occupation in the USA was Farmer. 31% of Corney's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Corney family was Keeping House. Farmer, Laborer and Keeps House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Corney.
Any possible connection to this when POTUS always says "WE LOVE OUR FARMERS!"