Coey

English

Etymology

From Old French coi (“shy, coy, timid”), a nickname for a shy person. It could also be a variant of Cowie.

Proper noun

Coey (plural Coeys)

1. A surname from Old French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Coey is the 35489^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. Coey is most common among White (94.16%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Coey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 351.