Birney

== English == === Alternative forms === Birnie === Etymology === Scottish habitational surname from a place in Morayshire, probably from Scottish Gaelic braonach (“misty, wet, damp”). === Proper noun === Birney (countable and uncountable, plural Birneys) A surname from Scottish Gaelic. A census-designated place in Rosebud County, Montana, United States. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Birney is the 18751st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1463 individuals. Birney is most common among White (93.1%) individuals. === Noun === Birney (plural Birneys) (rail transport) A design of smaller streetcar with a single four-wheel truck produced in North America between 1915 and 1930, and apparently named after Charles Birney. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 164. === Anagrams === Briney, briney, byrnie