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)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Falvey is the 16327^th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 549.