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    The surname Garvey

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 11,307 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G610

    Garvey: #3,196 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Garvey #3,196, 11,307 people Garvey: #3,196 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Garvey #3,196, 11,307 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garvey is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced form of Irish Ó Gairbhshíth (“descendant of Gairbhshíth”), a personal name composed of the elements garbh (“rough, cruel”) and síth (“peace”).

    Garvey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    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 11,307 people named Garvey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,306 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,113.

    #3,196
    rank among US surnames
    11,307
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,981)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,187Fultz11,34227,221
    #3,188Harlan11,33927,229
    #3,189Lindquist11,33727,233
    #3,190Gooden11,33527,238
    #3,191Whiteside11,33427,241
    #3,192Gardiner11,33127,248
    #3,193Rodas11,32727,257

    Who is named Garvey

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

    90% of people named Garvey identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Garveys

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dan Edward Garvey
      American politician (1886-1974)
    • Steve Garvey
      American professional baseball player (born 1948)
    • Damien Garvey
      Australian actor, born 1960

    Notable Garveys come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Garvey

    Garvey has the Soundex code G610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G610.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Garvey come from?
    Reduced form of Irish Ó Gairbhshíth (“descendant of Gairbhshíth”), a personal name composed of the elements garbh (“rough, cruel”) and síth (“peace”).
    How common is the surname Garvey?
    11,307 people in the United States had the surname Garvey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,306 Americans. It ranked 3,196th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Garvey?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Garvey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Garvey?
    Dan Edward Garvey, American politician (1886-1974), followed by Steve Garvey.
    Where is the surname Garvey most common?
    Wikidata records people named Garvey in the United States and Australia.
    What type of surname is Garvey?
    Garvey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Garvey getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,307 in 2010, up 1.7%.