Pevy

Pevy Meaning & Origin

About Pevy
The surname Pevy is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name Pefi or Pefu, which was a short form of various compound names beginning with "peof," meaning "thief" or "robber." Over time, the name evolved into Pevy and became a hereditary surname. It is likely that the original bearers of the surname were either given the name due to their occupation as thieves or were bestowed the name as a nickname. Today, individuals with the surname Pevy can trace their ancestry back to these early English origins.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Pevy is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Pevy: 170
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 105,079
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pevy based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PF
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH1 V IY0
🌐 IPA
/pevy*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P100

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pevy in Braille

Here's how to represent Pevy in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Pevy in braille

How to sign the name Pevy using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Pevy using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Pevy in sign language

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