Garvey Surname

19,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Garvey Surname Definition:

William Gervie, gardener at Lochwood, 1741 (Dumfries). compare Garvie.

Garvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,2361:22,3242,805
England3,7771:14,7522,179
Ireland2,6291:1,791351
Australia1,5911:16,9682,385
Canada1,2061:30,5523,990
Jamaica7331:3,915548
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Northern Ireland2441:7,5621,297
Wales1561:19,8372,100
New Zealand1481:30,5975,323
Scotland1391:38,5173,665
Nigeria1311:1,352,23553,045
Panama501:78,2453,248
United States Virgin Islands441:2,509429
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Saint Kitts and Nevis301:1,840313
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
France211:3,162,987209,042
Isle of Man191:4,517958
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
China111:124,301,9616,553
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Malta41:107,5681,849
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,1121:2,097403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0281:23,7113,306
Scotland451:83,1834,503
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3641:14,9281,909

Garvey (937) may also be a first name.

Garvey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William Gervie, gardener at Lochwood, 1741 (Dumfries). compare Garvie.

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

(Celtic) 1 Rough, Rude [Irish and Gael, garbhach] 2 for the Irish O'Gairbhith or Mac Gairbhith (th mute).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Gairbhith A Donegal family. IF 156

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Gairbhith A sept of the same stock as the O’Hanlons. IF 156; Map Arm-Down; Plate XII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Gairbhith A sept of the same stock as the O’Hanlons. IF 156; Map Arm-Down; Plate XII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of Gairbhit (rough peace).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The Irish family deduce themselves from the ancient monarchs of that island, through Garbhe or Garvey, that is "The Warlike," Prince of Morisk, co. Mayo, in the XV. cent. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Garvey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garvey (Hindi: गर्वे, Russian: Гарвей) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garvey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,502nd most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 259,140 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Garvey reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Garvey is also the 264,064th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 937 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 16,236 people, or 1 in 22,324. In The United States Garvey is most prevalent in: New York, where 12 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 81 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.

Garvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Garvey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garvey last name grew 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 124 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 309 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garvey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Garvey last name is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Garvey surname are 4.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Garvey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 277.22% more than the national average, earning R 896,424 per year; in United States they earn 14.58% more than the national average, earning $49,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $53,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cgarvey923/
Gairvey921/
Garrvey920/
Garve91466/
Arvey91428/
Garvy91130/
Harvey83289,343/
Garver836,288/
Garvie832,566/
Garbey831,597/
Gharve83640/
Garvez83475/
Garves83331/
Garvet8387/
Gervey8353/
Garvue8322/
Gaurve8316/
Garvay8310/
Garvea837/
Garvoe836/
Garwey835/
Gorvey833/
Garuey833/
Gharvy833/
Gairve832/
Garvye832/
Gaarve831/
Garved831/
Garvee831/
Garviy831/
Aarvey831/
Ahrvey831/
Ajrvey831/
Garvei830/
Earvey830/
Arve801,522/
Arvy80151/
Garvett77300/
Hearvey77152/
Garvayo7782/
Garvoye7725/
Garvuya7716/
Garbeye779/
Harveys776/
Harrvey775/
Aharvey775/
Harveey774/
Harveya773/
Haarvey772/
Garvesh772/
Harveye771/
Ngarbey771/
Garviya771/
Garvoie771/
Gatrbey771/
Gharvys771/
Gerveyi771/
Goervey770/
Harveyt770/
Gahruey770/
Garvess770/
Garbe7310,759/
Gerve733,464/
Garwe731,708/
Garvi731,335/
Garva731,041/
Garby73873/
Arvay73828/
Arvie73722/
Arbey73672/
Harvy73497/
Arvea73361/
Harve73304/
Arves73260/
Gorve73248/
Arver73199/
Arvoy73125/
Arvez7386/
Arvet7359/
Garue7346/
Gorvy7336/
Arwey7321/
Garví7318/
Arved7311/
Arvee7311/
Arvei736/
Aarve734/
Airve734/
Arrve733/
Garwy732/
Arvae732/
Arvej732/
Earve731/
Arvhe731/
Aruey731/
Orvey731/
Arvys731/
Gharbeya71126/
Gharvesh719/
Ngarbeye719/
Garvoyee716/
Harveyii712/
Garviyas712/
Gharbeye711/
Gatrbeye711/
Ngarweye711/
Garber6722,175/
Harvie675,595/
Garway673,909/
Arvayo672,946/
Garvuj672,622/
Garbay671,731/
Garvis67670/
Garbea67571/
Garbes67523/
Gharby67501/
Garbee67496/
Garbez67464/
Horvey67411/
Gorbey67304/
Garbet67270/
Harves67222/
Harver67214/
Harbey67188/
Garvad67178/
Garbhe67172/
Garvat67127/
Arueya67121/
Arveux67110/
Garvas67107/
Garbie67102/
Garwee6794/
Garvaa6790/
Arweya6785/
Arueye6783/
Gorvie6768/
Garvão6768/
Harvez6765/
Gorver6757/
Gorvea6757/
Harvet6750/
Gervay6735/
Gharva6733/
Harvei6730/
Harvay6725/
Harvej6724/
Gourve6724/
Garuet6720/
Garboe6719/
Garvaj6719/
Garwer6719/
Garbeh6718/
Garbeľ6717/
Harwey6716/
Gaurvi6715/
Arvest6714/
Garvit6713/
Garwei6712/
Hearvy679/
Gervie679/
Harvoy679/
Garvai679/
Garwes679/
Harved678/
Gorvoy678/
Gaurva678/
Garvoi678/
Garviz678/
Goorve677/
Arvaje677/
Garweh677/
Gharvi676/
Harvea676/
Gharue675/
Gorves675/
Haruey675/
Gorveh675/
Aarver675/
Gorvet674/
Arvett674/
Arvayi674/
Gharbe674/
Ngarbe674/
Gervei673/
Harvoe673/
Garbys673/
Ghorve673/
Garwea673/
Garvoa673/
Garbei673/
Arvesh672/
Garuer672/
Garvaz672/
Garvio672/
Harvee672/
Harveyová672/
Aurbey672/
Garvou672/
Arbeya672/
Arrvez672/
Garues671/
Garvui671/
Garbed671/
Gierve671/
Harvuy671/
Gorvae671/
Aarvay671/
Arvayu671/
Arveet671/
Arviya671/
Arviyo671/
Harvys671/
Garrue671/
Garvah671/
Garwoy671/
Gorvoe671/
Garwue671/
Earver671/
Garbae671/
Ngarva671/
Harvéy671/
Harvøe671/
Garboy671/
Garvii671/
Garváz671/
Garvìa671/
Garwie671/
Gerveu671/
Arveez671/
Arweye671/
Arweyi671/
Arweyo671/
Gerveh671/
Gharbeyah671/
Harveh671/
Garwej671/
Garbej671/
Garbuy671/
Garvid670/
Harrvy670/
Goerve670/
Gaurue670/
Gorwey670/
Harvyt670/
Arrwey670/
Arveas670/

Garvey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garvey in the Hindi language
गर्वेgarve-
Garvey in the Russian language
Гарвейgarvej-

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