Helvey

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Helvie

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Elwig.

Proper noun

Helvey (countable and uncountable, plural Helveys)

1. A surname from German.
2. A ghost town in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Helvey is the 18622^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1478 individuals. Helvey is most common among White (95.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Helvey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 161.