Tovey
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Old Norse personal name Tófi, a reduced form of any of various personal names containing the element Þórr (“Thor”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tovey (countable and uncountable, plural Toveys)
- A surname from Old Norse.
- A village in Christian County, Illinois, United States.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tovey is the 27707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 868 individuals. Tovey is most common among White (92.63%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tovey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.