{{This surname is of Irish origin, and although found in Scotland in the forms of Roney and Ronnay, it is a variant of Rooney, the Anglicization of the Gaelic "O'Ruanaidh", translating as "the descendant of the champion", the prefix "O" denoting grandson or male descendant.}}
Early Roney records are found in Dromore Parish, County Down, where christenings were recorded for Anne Jane Roney on April 25th 1790, and John Roney on February 21st 1796.
