Churney Family History
Churney Name Meaning
Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Černý (see Cerny ) and of its dialect variant Čarný Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Czarny Slovenian Černi (see Cerni ) or some other cognate Slavic name meaning ‘black dark’ (see Cherney compare Charney ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022