McVey Family

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About the McVey surname

The surname McVey is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McVey belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-vè/ɛmsevɛ/

Most frequent given names among the McVey family

Men

  1. 1John102
  2. 2James54
  3. 3Patrick37
  4. 4William20
  5. 5Peter15

Women

  1. 1Mary41
  2. 2Élizabeth31
  3. 3Élisabeth26
  4. 4Margaret21
  5. 5Ellen17
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The McVey name in our genealogy archives

996occurrences in our collections
9collections containing this name
44 351881 → 1901people enumerated
1808First mention of the name
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