Falvey
English
Alternative forms
- Feeley
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fáilbhe (“descendant of Fáilbhe”), a personal name derived from fáilbhe (“pleasant, merry, lively”).
Proper noun
Falvey (plural Falveys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Falvey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 549.