How common is the surname Covey?

8,414 people in the United States had the surname Covey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,694 Americans. It ranked 4,212th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Covey?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Covey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Covey?

Stephen Covey, American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker (1932-2012), followed by Wendi McLendon-Covey.

Where is the surname Covey most common?

Wikidata records people named Covey in the United States.

Is the surname Covey getting more or less common?

Less common. 8,495 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,414 in 2010, down 1.0%.

The surname Covey

An Irish surname, carried by 8,414 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Covey is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced form of McCovey.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,414 people named Covey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,694 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,495.

#4,212

rank among US surnames

8,414

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

-1%

change since 2000 (was #3,841)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,203	Baeza	8,432	36,616
#4,204	Seidel	8,430	36,625
#4,205	Snipes	8,428	36,633
#4,206	Sandlin	8,421	36,664
#4,207	Sherrod	8,420	36,668
#4,208	Herbst	8,419	36,672
#4,209	Monge	8,418	36,677

Who is named Covey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Covey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Coveys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephen Covey
American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker (1932-2012)
Wendi McLendon-Covey
American actress, born 1969
Richard O. Covey
American astronaut, born 1946
Rachel Covey
American actress, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Covey

Covey has the Soundex code C100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C100.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Covey come from?: Reduced form of McCovey.
How common is the surname Covey?: 8,414 people in the United States had the surname Covey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,694 Americans. It ranked 4,212th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Covey?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Covey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Covey?: Stephen Covey, American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker (1932-2012), followed by Wendi McLendon-Covey.
Where is the surname Covey most common?: Wikidata records people named Covey in the United States.
Is the surname Covey getting more or less common?: Less common. 8,495 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,414 in 2010, down 1.0%.