Explore the Family Name Hulvey

The meaning of Hulvey

Altered form of Irish O’Halvey. In counties Galway and Mayo this is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAilmhic ‘descendant of Ailmhac’, a personal name meaning ‘noble son’. In Leinster, Halvey is found as an equivalent of Holloway.

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How common is the last name Hulvey in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hulvey saw a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 35,342 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 it had slipped to 38,532, marking a change of -9.03%. The count of individuals with this surname also declined over this period, moving from 603 to 574—a decrease of 4.81%. The proportion per 100k people also dropped by 13.64%, indicating that the surname Hulvey became less common during the first decade of the new millennium.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,342	#38,532	-9.03%
Count	603	574	-4.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hulvey

The decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identities associated with the surname Hulvey. Between 2000 and 2010, there was no significant change observed in the distribution of ethnicity for individuals with this surname. For instance, the percentage of people identifying as White remained relatively stable, moving slightly from 96.85% to 96.34%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native represented less than 1% of the total, with a small increase noted for the latter group. The figures for those identifying with two or more races fell by 18.12%, while no individuals identified as Black or Hispanic in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.85%	96.34%	-0.53%
Two or More Races	1.49%	1.22%	-18.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.87%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.83%	0.87%	4.82%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%