Vahey

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bheathadh (“son of life”), from beatha (“life”).

Proper noun

Vahey (plural Vaheys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vahey is the 39004^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 565 individuals. Vahey is most common among White (96.46%) individuals.

Further reading

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