Meany is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edmond S. Meany, American historian, politician, and Mountaineer George Meany, American labor leader, first president of the AFL-CIO Mary K. Meany (1897–2000), American educator and politician Paul Meany, American musician Bugs Meany, a recurring villain in the Encyclopedia Brown series of books See also A Prayer for Owen Meany, a novel by John Irving Meanie (disambiguation) Blue Meanies (Yellow Submarine) Meaney