# Covey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/covey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,414 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,212 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,694 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.0% (8,495 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced form of McCovey.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Covey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Covey in the United States.

## People named Covey

- Stephen Covey, American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker (1932-2012)
- Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress
- Richard O. Covey, American astronaut
- Rachel Covey, American actress

## Similar surnames

Coffey, Cope, Coby, Cobb, Chapa, Cave, Cupp, Coffee, Chaffee, Cueva, Copp, Caffey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.