Harvie Surname
Approximately 5,595 people bear this surname
Harvie Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Harvey.' This great personal name had not become so rare in the 12th and 13th centuries that it could escape surnominal honours. On the contrary, it is still found as a fairly familiar personal name up to the beginning of the 14th century.
Read More About This SurnameHarvie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1,468 | 1:25,099 | 3,380 |
| Australia | 1,254 | 1:21,528 | 2,985 |
| United States | 1,161 | 1:312,195 | 28,603 |
| Scotland | 723 | 1:7,405 | 1,123 |
| England | 589 | 1:94,598 | 10,105 |
| New Zealand | 172 | 1:26,327 | 4,610 |
| South Africa | 151 | 1:358,793 | 32,710 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 823 | 1:4,548 | 720 |
| England | 152 | 1:160,364 | 13,879 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:265,707 | 21,729 |
Harvie (1,537) may also be a first name.
Harvie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Harvey.' This great personal name had not become so rare in the 12th and 13th centuries that it could escape surnominal honours. On the contrary, it is still found as a fairly familiar personal name up to the beginning of the 14th century. No modern directory, whether in England or the United States, is without representatives of the surname, and in this manner it has secured immortality. The last two centuries has seen the practice made popular of using surnames for baptismal names. Thus the late Bishop of Carlisle was Harvey Goodwin, although for several centuries Harvey has been obsolete as a personal name.
Harvey Dunnyng, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Warin Hervi, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robert fil. Hervei, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Herveus le Gos, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Harveus Belet, Oxfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
= Hervey, q.v.
An ancient Norman personal name-Herve. M. de Gerville in Mem. Soc. Ant. Norman, 1844, observes: "We sometimes call it Hervot. . La Hervurie signifies the habitation of Herve." As a family designation it appears in England in the XII. cent. Osbert de Hervey is styled, in the register of St. Edmundsbury, the son of Hervey. From him according to the Peerage sprang the Herveys, ennobled in England and Ireland, and also (in all probability, from the resemblance of their arms) the De Hervi's and Hervies of Aberdeenshire and other parts of Scotland.
A northern form of Harvey.
(Saxon.) From here, an army, and wic, a fort.
Harvey. —Well distributed over England south of a line drawn from Hull to Chester. North of that line its frequency abruptly ceases. It is best represented in Essex, Hants, and Kent, and then in Corwall, Devon, Staffordshire, Notts, Norfolk, and Suffolk. Its preference for the coast counties, especially those in the south - east of England from Kent to Norfolk, is to be remarked. This name in the reign of Edward I. took the form of Hervey and Hervi, and was found in London and Cambridgeshire. (Hundred Rolls.) Herve was an ancient Norman personal name. Harvey is also found in many parts of Scotland.
Harvie Demographics
Harvie Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Harvie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harvie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Harvie is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Harvie.
How Common Is The Last Name Harvie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 86,142nd most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,302,510 people. The surname Harvie is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Harvie reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Harvie is also the 197,820th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 1,537 people.
It is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 1,468 people, or 1 in 25,099. In Canada Harvie is most common in: Ontario, where 33 percent live, Alberta, where 17 percent live and Nova Scotia, where 16 percent live. Barring Canada Harvie occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.
Harvie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Harvie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Harvie last name expanded 614 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 388 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Harvie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Harvie surname are 1.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.03% registered with the political party.
The amount Harvie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.32% more than the national average, earning R 416,628 per year; in United States they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $47,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $50,176 CAD per year.
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