Last Name PAVEY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Pavia, popularly Pavey. Probably closely related to Paulina. With diminutives Pavin and Pavett.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 17,755 (2000 US census) 31,371 (1990 US census)
Count 1,455 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.77%, or 1408 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0.55%, or 8 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.55%, or 8 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.72%, or 25 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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