Cerny History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cerny family

The surname Cerny was first found in Austria, where since ancient times the Cherney family made important contributions to the development of the district. Being prominent in social affairs, the family formed alliances with other notable families during the region's most turbulent events.

Early History of the Cerny family

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Cerny Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cherney, Chernay, Cherne, Czerne, Czerney, Czerny, Czernay, Chernie, Chernee, Charnie, Charnee, Charney, Charnay, Czarny, Charni, Charny, Czarni, Cerney and many more.

Early Notables of the Cerny family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Cerny were Karl Czerny (1791-1857), who was a student of Beethoven and who afterward became a great pianist and teacher. He was an excellent pianoforte teacher and prolific composer, born at Vienna Feb. 21, 1791. His father, a cultivated musician, taught him the pianoforte when quite a child, and at the age of ten he could play by heart the principal compositions of all the best masters. He gained much from his intercourse with Wenzel Krumpholz the violinist, a great friend of his parents, and a passionate admirer of Beethoven. Having inspired him...
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Cerny Ranking

In the United States, the name Cerny is the 12,084^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Cerny migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cerny Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Cerny, who arrived in America in 1871 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Cerny (post 1700) +

Mark Evan Cerny (b. 1964), American video game designer, programmer, producer, and media proprietor
Amanda Rachelle Cerny (b. 1991), American internet personality
Jaroslav Cerny FBA (1898-1970), Czech Egyptologist
Vlastimil Cerny (b. 1963), Canadian former butterfly and freestyle swimmer, who competed for Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Otakar Cerny (1943-2021), Czech sports journalist and television presenter
Petr Cerny FRSC (1934-2018), Canadian mineralogy professor at the University of Manitoba
Radek Cerny (b. 1974), Czech former footballer who played as a goalkeeper
Teodor Cerny (b. 1957), retired cyclist from Czechoslovakia, he won a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics
Tomas Cerny (b. 1985), Czech retired professional footballer
Václav Cerny (1905-1987), Czechoslovak literary scholar, writer and philosopher
... (Another 15 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)