Calvy Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Calvy 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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Calvy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1951:340,62951,332
England711:784,76142,668
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Calvy (23) may also be a first name.

Calvy 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)

Calvy Last Name Facts

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

Calvy is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calvy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 772,238th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. Calvy is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Calvy live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 23 people.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 340,629. In France Calvy is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 37 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 31 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 19 percent are found. Other than France this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Calvy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Calvy has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Calvy last name expanded 888 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calvy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Calvy surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Calvy earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning $41,632 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calvay912,839/
Calvey911,385/
Scalvey830/
Calva8026,573/
Calvi8017,115/
Calve801,044/
Calby80115/
Calvé8056/
Jalvy8048/
Colvy806/
Calwy804/
Kalvy802/
Calvet7312,710/
Calvez738,944/
Calver734,357/
Calvio731,652/
Calves731,130/
Salvay73769/
Scalvi73727/
Calvis73717/
Callva73687/
Calbay73659/
Cholvy73609/
Calway73606/
Calvit73280/
Salvey73166/
Kalvøy73129/
Colvey73113/
Calvie7368/
Chalve7341/
Calved7329/
Calviz7323/
Kallvy7313/
Chalvi7313/
Caluoy7310/
Kalvoy7310/
Kalvys738/
Caluay736/
Calvís735/
Kalvyi735/
Calvès734/
Kalvey734/
Calbey733/
Cialvi732/
Caluey732/
Calvés732/
Calvoa731/
Calvid731/
Calvea731/
Kalvay731/
Kaulvy731/
Chalby731/
Jalvay731/
Calvai731/
Calboy731/
Caylby731/
Jalvey731/
Cialve731/
Calwey730/
Caulby730/
Salvoy730/
Scalwy730/
Chaluay6780/
Callway6769/
Calvett6764/
Calvitt6763/
Caulboy6732/
Caulway6723/
Chalbay6722/
Kalveyt6718/
Chalway6718/
Calvist679/
Khalvay678/
Chahlvi677/
Kalvysh674/
Kalvaya674/
Calvest673/
Calwaay673/
Calvais672/
Caliuay672/
Calveis671/
Scalway671/
Chalvee671/
Chailve671/
Csalway671/
Calvith671/
Calveiz671/
Callver671/
Calvesh670/
Cailway670/
Collvay670/
Calveas670/
Calverh670/
Calvaid670/

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