The Kearny Family Name

There is no single Kearny family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Family name meaning

If your family name is Kearny, its origin lies with Kearney, an Irish surname. The family name meaning is “Descendant of Catharnach ("warlike")”, the same as for Kearney.

How the spelling arose

Without the “e” of Kearney, Kearny is a simpler written form of the same name. You may also find the name written Carney and O'Kearney.

Get the complete Kearny report, with a museum-style coat of arms.