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Birney
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English
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thumb|G type 'Birney' tram 303 at St Kilda, May 2008
Alternative forms
en Birnie
Etymology
Scottish habitational surname from a place in Morayshire, probably from en gd braonach misty, wet, damp.
Proper noun
~ s
en Scottish Gaelic.
en CDP co/Rosebud County s/Montana c/USA.
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
en rail 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
Anagrams
en beinry Briney briney byrnie
en 2-syllable words