Comey
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English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- Welsh habitational surname from a place called Cymau, in Flintshire, from cymau, plural of cwm (“valley”).
- Reduced Anglicisized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choimdheadh (“son of the servant of Lord God”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Comey (plural Comeys)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Comey is the 64054th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 311 individuals. Comey is most common among White (91.64%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Comey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 358.