McVey Surname

33,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

McVey Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of the Yellow-Haired (One) [Irish Mac Bhuidhe (bh as v; dh mute)—buidhe, yellow (haired]

McVey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,3921:29,2493,622
Scotland1,5221:3,518618
England1,4011:39,7705,134
Canada5841:63,0927,380
Australia3201:84,3629,770
Northern Ireland2191:8,4251,409
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
Ireland791:59,6074,006
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Micronesia481:2,213446
Wales451:68,7676,014
Chile241:734,02016,565
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Guam211:7,6251,143
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Norway81:642,78647,258
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malta11:430,2723,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3561:12,4431,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland8001:4,679736
England2611:93,3929,611
Isle of Man81:6,784664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1191:16,1012,045

McVey (32) may also be a first name.

McVey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of the Yellow-Haired (One) [Irish Mac Bhuidhe (bh as v; dh mute)—buidhe, yellow (haired]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Descendant of Mac an Bheathadh (son of life), the full form being a given name.

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

McVey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McVey has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McVey? popularity and diffusion

McVey is the 33,617th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 461,383 people. The surname McVey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of McVey are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 32 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 12,392 people, or 1 in 29,249. In The United States McVey is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States McVey is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 10 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

McVey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McVey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 397 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 537 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McVey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McVey surname is primarily Catholic (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McVey surname are 13.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McVey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.5% more than the national average, earning R 626,184 per year; in United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $53,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McAvey91307/
MacVey91162/
McVeay9192/
McOvey913/
McVaey913/
McVeoy911/
McCvey911/
McKvey911/
Mecvey911/
Mc-Vey911/
McGvey910/
McVeye910/
McVeyu910/
Mcvy890/
McCovey83186/
MacOvey8321/
McCavey839/
McKevey836/
McKovey833/
MacAvey832/
McGavey832/
McGovey831/
McAviey831/
McAveoy830/
Mac Vey830/
McAvvey830/
McGuvey830/
McKivey830/
McQivey830/
McGivey830/
McVay8011,542/
McVea80882/
McVie80701/
McVoy80542/
McVee80189/
McVae80124/
McWey80122/
Macve8039/
McCve803/
McAve802/
McAvy802/
McCvy801/
McVue801/
McFey800/
McVeu800/
McViy800/
McQuivey77265/
MacKavey775/
McKeivey774/
McGhavey773/
McQwivey772/
McKeovey772/
McKeevey771/
McGahvey771/
McOuivey771/
McKhovey770/
McHeavey770/
McKeavey770/
McGuevey770/
McGouvey770/
McGeavey770/
McCauvey770/
McGoovey770/
McKaevey770/
McGaevey770/
McAovwey770/
McQuavey770/
Mcv7563/
Macave7311,163/
McAvoy7310,107/
Mucave736,802/
Machve73857/
McCave73226/
Macove73130/
MacVay73111/
MacVie7386/
MacVoy7383/
McAvay7377/
Mchive7345/
McKave7329/
McCovy7326/
McCove7321/
McAvee7315/
Makvey7310/
Mchave736/
MacVea733/
McKevy732/
McVeah732/
McGove731/
Mecvoy731/
McWave731/
McAvve731/
McCuve731/
McCvay731/
McVaea731/
Macvee731/
Mucuve731/
Mucove731/
Macuve731/
McAvie730/
McKeve730/
McVaye730/
McAvea730/
McCavy730/
McKavy730/
McVoye730/
McGive730/
McAvvy730/
McHovy730/
McGevy730/
McGovy730/
McVieh730/
McGave730/
McVaay730/
McGuvy730/
McOvoy730/
McVaoy730/
McAfey730/
McGavy730/
McV Ay730/
MacQuivey717/
McAweavey711/
Macovei6719,281/
McVeigh678,442/
Macavei672,408/
Makovey672,155/
Machave67896/
MacAvoy67548/
Mchiave67147/
McKevie6779/
Machuve6773/
Makavey6768/
McKeeve6761/
Mchieve6734/
MacKove6715/
Mc-Evoy6715/
MacKave6713/
Mocovei6710/
Mackeve6710/
Macueve6710/
McKieve677/
McAffey677/
MacV675/
McCavoy674/
McGavie673/
MacOvoy673/
McGeevy673/
Mocavee673/
McQvhae673/
Mccheve673/
Mokovey672/
McFe672/
McKavie672/
McAavoy672/
Mac-Vay672/
MacQuey671/
Mcwe671/
McGeveh671/
Mchefya671/
McHevoy671/
Mchv671/
McKeffy671/
McKeivy671/
McQuave671/
McAeavy671/
McKafey671/
Macavee671/
Macaveo671/
McOffey671/
Mc'evoy671/
McCoave671/
McVeiah671/
Mkaveya671/
Mcav671/
Mcguive671/
Mucv671/
Mqve671/
Mwcv671/
Mcvh671/
Mcvo671/
Mcwv671/
Mmcv671/
Mgve671/
Macayve671/
Moogvey670/
McKavoy670/
McKevoy670/
McCovoy670/
McGovoy670/
McKeavy670/
Mac Voy670/
McHeffy670/
McHafey670/
MacAvay670/
McGeavy670/
Mucphey670/
Mac Vay670/
McGovie670/
McCofey670/
MacKvay670/
MacAvie670/
McCovie670/
McChevy670/
McGoovy670/
McA Voy670/
McGuevy670/
MacKvoy670/
McWeave670/
McQuevy670/
McGivie670/
McQuivy670/

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