Comey

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Welsh habitational surname from a place called Cymau, in Flintshire, from cymau, plural of cwm (“valley”).
• Reduced Anglicisized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choimdheadh (“son of the servant of Lord God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊmi/

Proper noun

Comey (plural Comeys)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Comey is the 64054^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 311 individuals. Comey is most common among White (91.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Comey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 358.

Anagrams

• Moyce