Garvey Surname
Approximately 28,122 people bear this surname
Garvey Surname Definition:
William Gervie, gardener at Lochwood, 1741 (Dumfries). compare Garvie.
Garvey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,236 | 1:22,324 | 2,805 |
| England | 3,777 | 1:14,752 | 2,179 |
| Ireland | 2,629 | 1:1,791 | 351 |
| Australia | 1,591 | 1:16,968 | 2,385 |
| Canada | 1,206 | 1:30,552 | 3,990 |
| Jamaica | 733 | 1:3,915 | 548 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Northern Ireland | 244 | 1:7,562 | 1,297 |
| Wales | 156 | 1:19,837 | 2,100 |
| New Zealand | 148 | 1:30,597 | 5,323 |
| Scotland | 139 | 1:38,517 | 3,665 |
| Nigeria | 131 | 1:1,352,235 | 53,045 |
| Panama | 50 | 1:78,245 | 3,248 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 44 | 1:2,509 | 429 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Spain | 42 | 1:1,113,144 | 39,565 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30 | 1:1,840 | 313 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Isle of Man | 19 | 1:4,517 | 958 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,112 | 1:2,097 | 403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,028 | 1:23,711 | 3,306 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:83,183 | 4,503 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,364 | 1:14,928 | 1,909 |
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.
(Celtic) 1 Rough, Rude [Irish and Gael, garbhach] 2 for the Irish O'Gairbhith or Mac Gairbhith (th mute).
Mac Gairbhith A Donegal family. IF 156
Ó Gairbhith A sept of the same stock as the O’Hanlons. IF 156; Map Arm-Down; Plate XII
Ó Gairbhith A sept of the same stock as the O’Hanlons. IF 156; Map Arm-Down; Plate XII
(Irish) Descendant of Gairbhit (rough peace).
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.
Garvey Demographics
Garvey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Garvey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garvey in the Hindi language | ||
| गर्वे | garve | - |
| Garvey in the Russian language | ||
| Гарвей | garvej | - |
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Garvey Reference & Research
Garvey FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Garvey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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