Overy
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from the villages of Burnham Overy and Burton Overy, from Old English ofer (“over, above”) + īeġ (“island”).
Proper noun
Overy (plural Overys)
- A surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Overy is the 38389th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 577 individuals. Overy is most common among White (91.33%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Overy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.