Vahey
English
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bheathadh (“son of life”), from beatha (“life”).
Proper noun
editVahey (plural Vaheys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vahey is the 39004th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 565 individuals. Vahey is most common among White (96.46%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vahey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.