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Early Origins of the Cerny family

The surname Cerny was first found in Austria, where since ancient times the Cerny 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

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cerny research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1791, 1793, 1800, 1857 and 1880 are included under the topic Early Cerny History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

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

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 with his own sentiments, Krumpholz took his small friend to...
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Cerny Ranking

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

Cerny migration to the United States +



Cerny Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Thos Cerny, aged 20, settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Scotland" in 1836 2
  • Thos Cerny, aged 46, Irish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Henry Clay" in 1849 2
  • Ellin Cerny, aged 11, Irish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Henry Clay" in 1849 2
  • I. Cerny, aged 40, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Bark Bombay" in 1849 2
  • Eliza Cerny, aged 5, Irish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Henry Clay" in 1849 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Cerny migration to Australia +

Cerny Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century
  • Bretislaw Cerny, German settler who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Gera" in 1906 3
  • Paul Cerny, Italian settler who arrived in Melbourne, Australia aboard the ship "Oronsay" in 1930 3
  • Irisa Cerny, Italian settler who arrived in Australia aboard the ship "Oxfordshire" in 1949 3
  • Mercela Cerny, Italian settler who arrived in Australia aboard the ship "Oxfordshire" in 1949 3
  • Otto Cerny, Italian settler who arrived in Australia aboard the ship "Oxfordshire" in 1949 3

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
  • ... (Another 15 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  3. National Archives of Australia retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/PassengerListing.aspx

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