Verey

English

Etymology

From Middle English verrei, verie (“true, reliable”), from Old French verai (“real, genuine”), a nickname for a trustworthy person.

Proper noun

Verey (plural Vereys)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Verey is the 23948^th most common surname in England, belonging to 173 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Verey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears