Family name קארני (Kearney 
, קארני 
) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The cognomen קארני is characteristic of Ireland, where it is a common surname, Israel, where it is quite a common surname, and Australia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, קארני is the forename as well as the last name.