Globally, Volney (Volney 
, וולני 
) is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently female forename. The first name Volney is habitual in Brazil, where it is a rare male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the United States, where it is a very rare epicene name. Much less frequently, Volney is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Volney | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saint Lucia, Haiti, Brazil, United States |
| וולני | Israel |
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volney howard American politician, US (b. 1809) |
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volney rattan botanist (1840-1915), US (b. 1840) |
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volney v. ashford American soldier, US (b. 1844) |
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volney morgan spalding American botanist (1849-1918) (b. 1849) |
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| volney worden caukin American politician, US (b. 1819) |
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| volney leroy king (b. 1847) |
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| volney lionel day (b. 1848) |
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| volney streamer (b. 1850) |
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volney f. warner United States general, US (b. 1926) |
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volney peters American football player (1928-2015), US (b. 1928) |
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| volney allan richardson American artist, US (b. 1880) |
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| volney voss whittington Banker and member of the Louisiana State Senate (1893-1974), US (b. 1893) |
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| volney mathison American writer, US (b. 1897) |
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| volney davis American bank robber and associate of John Dillinger and the Alvin Karpis-Barker Gang (1902-1979), US (b. 1902) |
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| volney ashford American football coach (1907-1973), US (b. 1907) |
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