Reavy Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Reavy Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Grey [Irish and Gaelic riabhach (bh as v, and sometimes mute] But the Caithness place-name Reay (13th cent. Ra, 16th cent. Ray) is apparently the Gaelic reidh (dh mute), ‘a plain.’

Reavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
England591:944,37447,923
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Scotland181:297,43413,849
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland681:65,1454,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Reavy (21) may also be a first name.

Reavy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Grey [Irish and Gaelic riabhach (bh as v, and sometimes mute] But the Caithness place-name Reay (13th cent. Ra, 16th cent. Ray) is apparently the Gaelic reidh (dh mute), ‘a plain.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Riabhaigh The name of a Co. Down family IF 307*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Riabhaigh The name of a Co. Down family IF 307*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Reavy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reavy occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reavy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 807,857th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Reavy live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Reavy is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 1,685,856. In The United States Reavy is most frequent in: Illinois, where 39 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 19 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent are found.

Reavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reavy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Reavy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Reavy last name is primarily Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Reavy surname are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.37% registered with the party.

The amount Reavy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.29% more than the national average, earning R 563,892 per year and in United States they earn 28.04% more than the national average, earning $55,247 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reavey911,067/
Revy89388/
Ravy89368/
Rebay801,592/
Ravey801,035/
Revay80614/
Revoy80570/
Raviy80354/
Reway80213/
Revey80154/
Ravay80102/
Ravoy8071/
Reaby8057/
Reava8037/
Reevy8026/
Reave8024/
Revys8022/
Revyi8018/
Reivy8011/
Revyd805/
Rasvy804/
Resvy804/
Reviy803/
Ravuy802/
Rejvy801/
Revyt801/
Rhavy801/
Raavy801/
Rievy800/
Reaves7320,363/
Reavis737,777/
Reaver73986/
Ravaiy73763/
Rebaya73662/
Reevey73301/
Ravyts73241/
Revych73230/
Reavie73217/
Reasby73104/
Rehavi7378/
Ravych7378/
Ravaya7348/
Ravays7347/
Ratvay7339/
Reivys7331/
Revouy7328/
Rehawy7322/
Ravyst7321/
Rahavy7317/
Ravoyt7316/
Rejavi7310/
Reaboy738/
Reyavi737/
Hravyt736/
Reways736/
Roebay733/
Rejava733/
Hrebay733/
Raivay733/
Reiava733/
Revaya733/
Roevyi733/
Reaved732/
Reavea732/
Ravahy732/
Rajavy731/
Rajovy731/
Reavid731/
Rempay731/
Reybay731/
Reiavi731/
Reavui731/
Resvey731/
Rrevey731/
Revyss731/
Raivyo731/
Reevoy730/
Reavit730/
Reabey730/
Raveey730/
Ravi67113,073/
Rava6756,370/
Raby6719,012/
Rave6711,450/
Reba676,027/
Rewa673,838/
Rawy672,073/
Reve671,991/
Revi671,941/
Reby671,920/
Revé671,028/
Raveyts6774/
Révy6743/
Rheaves6731/
Raivych6728/
Ravé6721/
Rayvych679/
Reavish679/
Rajaviy677/
Rajivay676/
Rewy675/
Rivy675/
Hravych674/
Ravoyts673/
Rojaviy673/
Rzhaviy672/
Ravhaya672/
Reavesd672/
Reeaves672/
Rayuvyi672/
Raivaya671/
Reavees671/
Reejavi671/
Royeway671/
Ravydts671/
Ravè671/
Rashvay671/
Reebaay671/
Rujavyo671/
Reivych671/
Ravj671/
Revj671/
Rjvy671/
Hreeway671/
Reavett670/
Reasvis670/

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