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    The surname Vahey

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 565 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V000

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vahey is more common than 76% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bheathadh (“son of life”), from beatha (“life”).

    Vahey 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 565 people named Vahey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 546,452 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 518.

    #39,004
    rank among US surnames
    565
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.1%
    change since 2000 (was #39,885)

    Who is named Vahey

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

    96% of people named Vahey identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Vahey come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bheathadh (“son of life”), from beatha (“life”).
    How common is the surname Vahey?
    565 people in the United States had the surname Vahey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 546,452 Americans. It ranked 39,004th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vahey?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Vahey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Vahey?
    Vahey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Vahey getting more or less common?
    More common. 518 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 565 in 2010, up 9.1%.