Tovey

English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Tófi, a reduced form of any of various personal names containing the element Þórr (“Thor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtəʊvi/

Proper noun

Tovey (countable and uncountable, plural Toveys)

1. A surname from Old Norse.
2. A village in Christian County, Illinois, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tovey is the 27707^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 868 individuals. Tovey is most common among White (92.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tovey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.