Calvey Surname

279,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Calvey Surname Definition:

CALVIE: John Calvy was bailie of Newburgh, 1544 (Laing, Lindores Abbey, p. 487), and John Calvie was retoured heir of John Calvie, burgess of Lundoris, his proavus, in a croft in the regality of Lundoris (Retours, Fife, 681). John Calve had a tack near Newburgh, 1560 (RMS.

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Calvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7591:477,54840,495
England3501:159,19414,941
Ireland1891:24,9152,377
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1831:24,2072,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Calvey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CALVIE: John Calvy was bailie of Newburgh, 1544 (Laing, Lindores Abbey, p. 487), and John Calvie was retoured heir of John Calvie, burgess of Lundoris, his proavus, in a croft in the regality of Lundoris (Retours, Fife, 681). John Calve had a tack near Newburgh, 1560 (RMS., IV, 2326), and John Calvie was bailie of burgh of Newburghe, 1671 (Inquis., 5474). compare Cavte.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MacCalvey is recorded as a synonym of MacKelvey, q.v. but Woulfe treats it as a different name, viz.

Mac an Calbhaigh; modern statistics show that Calvey is mainly found in Cos. Mayo and Sligo. SIF 96

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

MacCalvey is recorded as a synonym of MacKelvey, q.v. but Woulfe treats it as a different name, viz.

Mac an Calbhaigh; modern statistics show that Calvey is mainly found in Cos. Mayo and Sligo. SIF 96

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Calvey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Calvey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Calvey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calvey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 279,172nd most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,261,766 people. The surname Calvey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Calvey live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 759 people, or 1 in 477,548. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 21 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States Calvey occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.

Calvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Calvey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,265 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 455 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Calvey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Calvey surname is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States Calvey are 1.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.6% registered with the party.

The amount Calvey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.33% less than the national average, earning R 108,540 per year and in United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scalvey920/
Calve911,044/
Calvy91368/
Calvet8312,710/
Calvez838,944/
Calver834,357/
Calvay832,839/
Calves831,130/
Salvey83166/
Colvey83113/
Calvie8368/
Chalve8341/
Calved8329/
Kalvey834/
Calbey833/
Caluey832/
Calvae832/
Calvea831/
Jalvey831/
Cialve831/
Calwey830/
Calvett7764/
Kalveyt7718/
Calueyo774/
Calvest773/
Calviyo773/
Callver771/
Calveiz771/
Ckelvey771/
Calvahe771/
Calveja771/
Calveje771/
Chailve771/
Chalvee771/
Calveis771/
Calvesh770/
Calverh770/
Calveas770/
Salve73132,302/
Calva7326,573/
Calvi7317,115/
Kalve732,039/
Calwe731,820/
Zalve73523/
Calbe73317/
Calby73115/
Jalve7370/
Calvé7356/
Colve7356/
Jalvy7348/
Calue739/
Colvy736/
Calwy734/
Kalvy732/
Calvà731/
Calempay712/
Callouey711/
Chalweye711/
Chalwe6736,664/
Calvio671,652/
Colver671,212/
Calbet67793/
Calvas67780/
Salvay67769/
Scalvi67727/
Calvis67717/
Callva67687/
Calbay67659/
Cholvy67609/
Calway67606/
Calvat67384/
Salwey67298/
Calvit67280/
Colbey67272/
Kelvey67210/
Chalue67174/
Zalvez67154/
Calbes67143/
Solvey67141/
Zalvet67135/
Kalvøy67129/
Colvez67122/
Calvão6792/
Jalvez6785/
Caillouey6781/
Chalva6770/
Scalva6770/
Tjalve6760/
Salvie6758/
Callue6749/
Kalwey6747/
Salhve6741/
Salvee6731/
Colvee6730/
Saalve6725/
Calviz6723/
Calbie6722/
Kalvee6721/
Khalve6720/
Jalves6717/
Colvet6716/
Chalvi6713/
Kallvy6713/
Kolvey6713/
Calvaz6712/
Calber6711/
Kalvoy6710/
Calbez6710/
Caluoy6710/
Caluet679/
Zalver679/
Calweh678/
Kalvys678/
Caluay676/
Kalvyi675/
Calvís675/
Calvès674/
Colvie673/
Calvad673/
Colves673/
Colwey673/
Chalbe673/
Kalbey673/
Zalves673/
Colvée673/
Caluez673/
Salvei672/
Calues672/
Kalvie672/
Colvea672/
Sealve672/
Calvés672/
Cialvi672/
Kaulvy671/
Kalhve671/
Kalvay671/
Calvid671/
Calvoa671/
Calwie671/
Cailue671/
Caulbe671/
Ckelvy671/
Coluey671/
Zalvei671/
Chalby671/
Qalves671/
Jalvay671/
Jalved671/
Qalbey671/
Qalvie671/
Sailve671/
Sallve671/
Caalbe671/
Caluea671/
Calvai671/
Calboy671/
Calbei671/
Cialwe671/
Caylby671/
Calbee671/
Scalwy670/
Salvoy670/
Jalver670/
Calued670/
Caulby670/

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