Harvey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Harvey Name Meaning: The name "Harvey" was often used to refer to someone who was "battle worthy".

From the Breton name Haerviu (haer meaning \"battle or carnage\" and viu meaning \"worthy\"), the name was used to refer to someone who was \"battle worthy.\"

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Harvey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Harvey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5,470
Agricultural Labourer 645
Labourer 307
Dress Maker 293
Coal Miner 285
Domestic Servant 283
General Labourer 251
General Servant 227
Farm Labourer 183
Laundress 156
Carpenter 133
Annuitant 115
General Servant Domestic 114
Fisherman 93
Shoe Maker 85
Farmers Son 78
House Keeper 76
Servant 68
Charwoman 65
No Occupation 65
Gardener 62
Grocer 57
Butcher 54
Bricklayer 53
Tailor 48

Harvey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Harvey 100% 190,966
2 Hervey 83% 2,825
3 Harvy 83% 2,220
4 Harvie 67% 1,221
5 Harvay 83% 202
6 Horvey 83% 160

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The surname Harvey is the most popular version of all its varients

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