Vahey is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vahey
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Vahey

How popular is Vahey?

Vahey is ranked 225064 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Vaheies grew by 9.073359 per cent to 565 since 2000 and ranked 39004 after elevating 881 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.46 97.1
Hispanic or Latino 1.59 0.97
Others 1.24 1.54
Vahey is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 1473 people have been found who wears Vahey as their family name. Vahey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
153,990 Australia7
101,066 Zimbabwe5
24,269 Peru2
277,603 France1
172,258 Germany1
53,505 Turkey1
81,201 Switzerland1
16,640 Hong Kong1
7,895 South Korea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
18,457 Scotland20
Countries with hundreds of Vahey:
37,656 United States750
1,960 Ireland246
29,416 England156
35,546 South Africa146
25,574 Canada135

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Vahey was 45 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on July 13, 1850. He lived in Ireland where he worked as farmer and took H.H. Boody from Liverpool. Peter Vahey (12) Immigrant, Jno. Vahey (7), Maria Vahey, aged Born at sea, 12 years old Peter Vahey, Jno. Vahey (7), Maria Vahey, aged Born at sea, are others that migrated to US.

Vahey Namesakes

  • Brien Vahey, Production Designer
  • William James Vahey, Schoolteacher

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