Background of the Surname McCeney

McCeney is a corruption of a English, Scottish, or Irish family surname.  Written records show the evolution of the name as:

George Macsum, Macrum, Macswin, Maxemeney (1667 London, St James Clerkenwell)

George Maxina (1670 London, St Sepulchre Holborn)

George Maxsene (1691 Maryland, St James Anne Arundel Co)

George Macseny (1703 Maryland, Anne Arundel Co)

George MackSeeney (1748 Maryland, Anne Arundel Co)

George MacSeeney (1755 Maryland, Anne Arundel Co)

Jacob MacCeney (1775 Maryland, Anne Arundel Co) 

Joseph McCeney (1832 Maryland, Anne Arundel Co). 

It may be a corruption of MacSimon, Maxim, Maxham, Maxson, Moxon, Maggson, or some other corruption. 

There is only one McCeney Family in the US and they are all related. DNA shows that atleast one family line of McCeneys' are related to the Whitakers: www.couchgenweb.com/whitaker/

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