Falvey
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fáilbhe (“descendant of Fáilbhe”), a personal name derived from fáilbhe (“pleasant, merry, lively”).
Proper noun[edit]
Falvey (plural Falveys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Falvey is the 16327th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1765 individuals. Falvey is most common among White (95.64%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Falvey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 549.