Glavey Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Glavey Surname Definition:

Mag Laithimh, formerly Mag Flaithimh A Connnacht name often changed to Hand

Glavey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Ireland1461:32,2532,764
England521:1,071,50151,923
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Glavey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Laithimh, formerly Mag Flaithimh A Connnacht name often changed to Hand

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Glavey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glavey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glavey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 761,666th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Glavey live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 2,223,674. In The United States Glavey is mostly found in: New York, where 23 percent live, Florida, where 16 percent live and Massachusetts, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 39 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Glavey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glavey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 263 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glavey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Glavey surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Glavey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $45,663 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleavey9238/
Glauvey920/
Glave911,597/
Glavy9116/
Gleave833,868/
Glaves831,207/
Glavee83356/
Gleavy8368/
Glavez8357/
Glaive8349/
Glavie8344/
Glavet8323/
Glaver8317/
Glaeve837/
Glovey834/
Glavje832/
Glasvy832/
Glivey831/
Glaviy831/
Glavay830/
Gleaves772,175/
Glasbey77131/
Glatved7715/
Glavych774/
Gleaver772/
Glaywey771/
Glauver771/
Glaaver771/
Glawe732,171/
Glava73744/
Glabe73234/
Gleve7341/
Glive7323/
Glaby7317/
Glavi7315/
Gläve7312/
Glove737/
Glavă736/
Glovy731/
Glöve731/
Glawy731/
Gladtvet719/
Glover67128,729/
Glasby671,832/
Glavas671,389/
Glavač67744/
Gllava67350/
Glavis67131/
Glampe67128/
Glabay6751/
Glaewe6739/
Glavaz6734/
Glaboe6729/
Glavaș6720/
Glawee6718/
Gılava6718/
Glaube6718/
Gloway6717/
Globay6714/
Glawea679/
Glovei677/
Gloves677/
Glaviz675/
Glabes675/
Glaber675/
Gleeve675/
Gleway674/
Glovet674/
Glavać673/
Nglawe673/
Glaeva672/
Glovez672/
Glouve671/
Gellhaver671/
Glaboy671/
Glaibe671/
Glawhy671/
Nglava671/
Glaoue671/
Glavai671/
Glavui671/
Glavér671/
Glaweu671/
Gleabe671/
Gleyvi671/
Glawoe671/
Glaswe671/
Glaway671/
Gloveu671/
Gleybi671/
Glewey671/
Glawes671/
Glavad671/
Glevay670/
Gillasbey670/
Globey670/
Glowey670/

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