Veazey

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Facey, Vesey

Etymology

Nickname for a cheerful person, from a reduced form of Old French envoisié (“playful, merry”).

Proper noun

Veazey (countable and uncountable, plural Veazeys)

1. A surname from Old French.
2. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Georgia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Veazey is the 13967^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2159 individuals. Veazey is most common among White (88.33%) individuals.

Further reading

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