Oney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Oney family

The surname Oney was first found in Buckinghamshire at Olney, a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes. The place dates back to 979 where it was listed as Ollanege. By the time of the Domesday Book, the place name had evolved to Olnei 1 which meant "island, or dry ground in a marsh, of a man called Olla," derived from the Old English personal name + eg. 2

On November 4th, 1643, Olney was the site of the Battle of Olney Bridge, a skirmish in the First English Civil War. The town has a long history as a lace-making centre, but is best known as the place where the Olney Hymns were written.

John Newton (1725-1807), author of the hymn Amazing Grace was curate of Olney. Some of the family were found in Weston-Underwood in early times. "The church [of Weston-Underwood] is a neat structure, built by Sir John Olney in the 14th century." 3

Early History of the Oney family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oney research. Another 175 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1272, 1600, 1635, 1647, 1682, 1697, 1698, 1703, 1704, 1726, 1729, 1747, 1771, 1785, 1800, 1802, 1803, 1814 and 1877 are included under the topic Early Oney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Oney Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Olney, Onley, Oneley, Ongley and others.

Early Notables of the Oney family

Notables of this surname at this time include: Thomas Olney (ca. 1600-1682), English settler to America in 1635 aboard the ship "planter," an early minister at the First Baptist Church in America and co-founder of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.Sir Samuel Ongley (1647-1726), of Old Warden, Bedfordshire and Mincing Lane, London, was an English politician. Born in Maidstone, Kent, he became a London merchant. In 1698 he purchased the Old Warden Estate from Paulet St John, Earl of Bolingbroke. He was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire (1703-1704.) Samuel Ongley (1697-1747), of Old Warden, Bedfordshire, was...
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Oney Ranking

In the United States, the name Oney is the 9,519^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Oney migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Oney Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Gavin Oney, aged 18, originally from Mount Bellew, arrived in New York in 1905 aboard the ship "Cedric" from Queenstown, Ireland 5
Henry Oney, aged 64, arrived in New York in 1917 aboard the ship "Bassam" from Sierra Leone, West Africa 5
William Oney, aged 18, who arrived in New York in 1922 aboard the ship "Philadelphia" from Curacao, DWI 5
Lula Oney, aged 30, destined for Lexington, Ky., arrived in New York, N. Y. in 1922 aboard the ship "Fort St. George" from Hamilton, Bermuda 5
William Oney, aged 18, arrived in New York in 1923 aboard the ship "Philadelphia" from Curacao, DWI 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Oney (post 1700) +

Dawn Oney, American model and beauty pageant contestant for Miss Montana in 1954

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result