Varney Family Name and Heraldry

Some records give Verney; others give Varney. Both point to the same English family name. The family name meaning is “Alder grove”, the same as for Verney.

• Varney writes “a” in place of the “e” found in Verney, a typical scribal difference.
• Related forms: Vernay.
• The 2010 US Census counted 8,502 people named Varney, ranking it number 4,169 among American surnames. 456 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Varney name at birth.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Varney coat of arms

There is no single Varney family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Varney surname pack.