Background of the Surname McCeney

McCeney is a corruption of a Scottish or English family surname.  SNP DNA analysis shows that some of the McCeney family group are of Pictish origin from southern Scotland, arriving around 1500 BC in the early Bronze Age as part of the Beaker Culture. Written records show the evolution of the name as:

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George Maxemeney (25 Jul 1667 London, St James Clerkenwell)

George Macsum or Maxsum (11 Feb 1667 OS (actually 1668) London, St James Clerkenwell)

George Maxina (15 Dec 1670 London, St Sepulchre Holborn)

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

George Macseny (11 Jan 1703 Maryland, Anne Arundel Co)

George MackSeeney (1748 Maryland, Anne Arundel Co)

George MacSeeney (19 May 1755 Maryland, Anne Arundel Co)

Jacob MacCeney (13 Nov 1775 Maryland, Anne Arundel Co) 

Joseph McCeney (1 Oct 1832 Maryland, Anne Arundel Co). 

It may be a corruption of  Maxim, Maxham, Maxson, Magson or some other corruption. 

DNA testing shows with a 95% probability that McCeney and Wine share a common ancestor sometime after 1680, and McCeney and Waterhouse share a common ancestor sometime after 1350.

There is only one McCeney Family in the US and they are all related.