Torney Family History
Torney Name Meaning
Irish (Down): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Torna ‘descendant of Tórna’ a personal name of unexplained etymology. English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Tournay (Calvados) or Tournai-sur-Dive (Orne) in France and perhaps also from Tournai (Hainaut) in Belgium. English: habitational name from Thorney (Somerset); see Thorney . North German: derivative of Dorn ‘thorn’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022