Arvey is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.
Surname Arvey is the variant form of the Hervey. See Harvey - An ancient Norman personal name — Jerré. M. de Gerville in Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm., 1844, observes: "We sometimes call it Hervot. La Heryurie signifies the habitation of Hervé." As a family designation it appears in England in the XII century Osbert de Hervey is styled, in the register of St. Edmundsbury, the son of Hervey. From him according to the Peerage, sprang the Herveys, ennobled in England and Ireland, and also (in all probability, from the resemblance of their arms) the De Hervi's and Hervies of Aberdeenshire and other parts of Scotland.
Surname is a variant form of the Harvey. An ancient Norman personal name — Jerré. M. de Gerville in Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm., 1844, observes: "We sometimes call it Hervot. La Heryurie signifies the habitation of Hervé." As a family designation it appears in England in the XII century Osbert de Hervey is styled, in the register of St. Edmundsbury, the son of Hervey. From him according to the Peerage, sprang the Herveys, ennobled in England and Ireland, and also (in all probability, from the resemblance of their arms) the De Hervi's and Hervies of Aberdeenshire and other parts of Scotland.
The surname Arvey is the variation of Harvey. Descendant of Harvey meaning "bitter, or carnage-worthy".
How popular is Arvey?
As per 2010 US census, number of Arveys grew by 12.28 per cent to 256 since 2000 and ranked 75317 after elevating 2718 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 85.94 | 92.98 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.08 | 2.19 |
| Others | 3.91 | 0 |
| Black | 2.73 | 0 |
Arvey Namesakes
- Richard D. Arvey, American psychology professor
Arvey Namesakes
- Richard D. Arvey, American psychology professor