Garvey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Garvey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Garvey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 112
General Labourer 25
Hawker 11
Labourer 9
Agricultural Labourer 8
Laundress 7
Coal Miner 6
Domestic Servant 6
Tailor 6
Cotton Spinner 6
Farm Labourer 5
Dock Labourer 5
Cotton Mill Hand 5
Cotton Weaver 5
Charwoman 4
Dress Maker 4
Iron Worker 3
Cotton Operator 3
Factory Operative 3
General Domestic Servant 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Iron Moulder 3
General Servant 3
Cloth Weaver 3
Starge Labourer 3

Garvey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Garvey 100% 6,181
2 Garvie 67% 703
3 Gravey 67% 119
4 Greavey 57% 108
5 Garvy 83% 102

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The surname Garvey is the most popular version of all its varients

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