Halvey Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Halvey Surname Definition:

Ó hAilmhic in Cos. Galway and Mayo. In Leinster Halvey is a synonym of Holloway, an old Anglo-Irish name. IF 306*

Halvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Ireland1141:41,3063,205
England921:605,63136,119
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Wales101:309,45316,869
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1391:31,8703,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Halvey (17) may also be a first name.

Halvey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hAilmhic in Cos. Galway and Mayo. In Leinster Halvey is a synonym of Holloway, an old Anglo-Irish name. IF 306*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó hAilmhic in Cos. Galway and Mayo. In Leinster Halvey is a synonym of Holloway, an old Anglo-Irish name. IF 306*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Halvey Last Name Facts

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

Halvey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halvey? popularity and diffusion

Halvey is the 604,614th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Halvey live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Halvey is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 17 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 1,632,698. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 21 percent are found, Illinois, where 18 percent are found and Colorado, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Halvey exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 22 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Halvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Halvey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 249 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 18 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 708 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Halvey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Halvey surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Halvey surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Halvey earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning R 239,796 per year and in United States they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning $42,757 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Healvey921/
Alvey917,704/
Halve91795/
Halvy9115/
Helvey831,995/
Holvey83792/
Halver83391/
Galvey83292/
Halves83137/
Halbey8375/
Allvey8356/
Chalve8341/
Halvei8334/
Khalve8320/
Halvez839/
Halvae832/
Halvyi831/
Halwey831/
Jalvey831/
Halveh831/
Halvet831/
Alveys830/
Alve803,927/
Alvy801,246/
Chalvet771,107/
Halvayi7741/
Chalver7713/
Halvyts7712/
Khalvay778/
Hollvey777/
Halvaya776/
Chalvez774/
Halvets774/
Halviye773/
Halvaie772/
D'Alvey771/
Chailve771/
Chalvee771/
Chalves771/
Hailbey770/
Hellvey770/
Holveey770/
Haulver770/
Halvest770/
Alves735,178,023/
Alvez7327,928/
Galve7314,239/
Alver737,069/
Alvee734,003/
Halbe733,269/
Aalve731,263/
Elvey73912/
Olvey73641/
Halva73638/
Halby73598/
Helve73561/
Alvea73517/
Halue73293/
Halwe73263/
Halvi73236/
Albey73230/
Holve73207/
Alvie73167/
Alvay7378/
Jalve7370/
Jalvy7348/
Alvet7342/
Alwey7324/
Galvy7314/
Alveh737/
Holvy735/
Allve735/
Alvei734/
Aulve734/
Alvae733/
Alvej733/
Alved732/
Alvoy731/
Aluey731/
Halwy731/
Alvue731/
Alvys731/
Alvye731/
Khalvayi71109/
Chaulvet7175/
Khalvaye7136/
D'Halver716/
Jhalviya711/
Chalweye711/
Chalwe6736,664/
Hailue671,614/
Halvai671,026/
Helvie67777/
Cholvy67609/
Halber67276/
Halvat67243/
Halbes67227/
Chalue67174/
Halvas67135/
Halbay67113/
Allves67106/
Allvee6798/
Galbey6785/
Alvees6777/
Halwes6773/
Alveus6773/
Halbye6770/
Chalva6770/
Holvay6767/
Alvess6764/
Ellvey6763/
Alveis6759/
Oulvey6752/
Alviya6747/
Halway6745/
Khalva6741/
Aalves6740/
Heluey6739/
Galvea6736/
Halbie6733/
Helvei6732/
Holwey6731/
Khalby6730/
Holver6729/
Halvis6725/
Khalue6725/
Albeye6725/
Alvaya6723/
Alveid6719/
Halvah6718/
Hallva6715/
Chalvi6713/
Halvaš6711/
Alvhed6710/
Halvaz679/
Khalvi678/
Aslves678/
Alweyi678/
Alverå676/
Alweye676/
Halvad676/
Galvae675/
Galvay675/
Alveas675/
Alvayi674/
Aglive674/
Albeyt674/
Alweya674/
Galvej674/
Alhwey674/
Allvez673/
Allved673/
Jhalvi673/
Haluay673/
Chalbe673/
Allwey673/
Alvesd673/
Galvie673/
Albeya673/
Halbei673/
Albeys672/
Helvay672/
Halbet672/
Halwae672/
Holvet672/
Hallbe672/
Alvest672/
Alveer672/
Ailves672/
Alveds672/
Alvesz672/
Alweyo672/
Halvát672/
Alvaie672/
Alveia672/
Holbey671/
Khalwe671/
Olviey671/
Healvi671/
Ealver671/
Gaalve671/
Hallby671/
Hallwe671/
Haluae671/
Halwee671/
Alvets671/
Chalby671/
Hallue671/
Alueyi671/
Albehy671/
Alvezz671/
Alveja671/
Jalvay671/
Holveh671/
Halvaa671/
Halvaj671/
Halweh671/
Halbeș671/
Halbhe671/
Gaulve671/
Hailvi671/
Galvee671/
Ailvee671/
Alvead671/
Alveio671/
Alvesh671/
Alvoie671/
Allvet671/
Alempy671/
Holvoe671/
Haylue671/
Ahalwe671/
Alvaje671/
Halbys671/
Healby670/
Allvea670/
Aulbey670/
Helwey670/
Alvouy670/
Allver670/
Holves670/
Haulby670/
Allbey670/

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