Calvey Family History
Calvey Name Meaning
Irish (Mayo): shortened Anglicized form of McKelvey from Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (see McEvoy ). The name has also been explained as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Chalbhaigh possibly from calbhach ‘big-headed’. In some cases also an Americanized form of French Calvé: nickname from Old Occitan calv Latin calvus ‘bald’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022