Last Name POVEY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: The povey, i.e. owl. Almost all birds are represented in English directories: Nightingale, Sparroe, Goldfinch, etc. It probably originated in Shropshire and on the Welsh border.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 59,916 (2000 US census) 34,962 (1990 US census)
Count 315 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.6%, or 298 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.54%, or 8 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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