Garvey
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See also: garvey
English
Etymology
Reduced form of Irish Ó Gairbhshíth (“descendant of Gairbhshíth”), a personal name composed of the elements garbh (“rough, cruel”) and síth (“peace”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)vi
Proper noun
Garvey (plural Garveys)
- A surname from Irish.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Garvey is the 3196th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11307 individuals. Garvey is most common among White (89.63%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garvey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 19.