Find out how popular the last name LaVey is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named LaVey.

LaVey, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the LaVey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of LaVey in America

LaVey is the 32710th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The LaVey surname appeared 702 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname LaVey.

We can also compare 2010 data for LaVey to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name LaVey

The surname Lavey is believed to have originated in France, specifically in the Normandy region. It is thought to have derived from the Old French word "lavée," which means "a stream" or "a rivulet." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a small stream or river.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Lavey dates back to the 13th century, where it appeared in the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a census-like record of the inhabitants of the city of Rouen. In this record, the name was spelled as "Lavé."

During the Middle Ages, the name Lavey was also found in various charters and legal documents from the Normandy region. One notable example is a charter from 1387, which mentions a certain "Jehan Lavey" who was a landowner in the village of Beaumont-le-Roger.

As the name spread across Europe, it underwent some spelling variations. In England, it was sometimes spelled as "Lavie" or "Lavey," while in Germany, it appeared as "Laveye" or "Lavei."

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Lavey was Pierre Lavey, a French soldier who fought in the Hundred Years' War. He was born around 1380 and is mentioned in several historical records from the early 15th century.

Another notable figure with the Lavey surname was Jacques Lavey, a French explorer who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his voyages to what is now Canada in the 16th century. Lavey was born in Normandy around 1510.

In the 17th century, a man named Jean Lavey was a prominent merchant and landowner in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). He was born in Normandy in 1635 and settled in Saint-Domingue in the 1660s.

During the American Revolutionary War, a soldier named John Lavey served in the Continental Army. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1755 and fought in several battles, including the Battle of Monmouth in 1778.

In the 19th century, a French artist named Auguste Lavey gained recognition for his landscape paintings. He was born in Paris in 1820 and exhibited his works at the Paris Salon between 1845 and 1870.

While the surname Lavey is not as common as some other French surnames, it has a rich history that can be traced back to the Middle Ages in Normandy. Over the centuries, individuals with this name have left their mark in various fields, including military service, exploration, commerce, and the arts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name LaVey

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname LaVey.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for LaVey was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of LaVey has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name LaVey was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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