Comey

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

  • Welsh habitational surname from a place called Cymau, in Flintshire, from cymau, plural of cwm (valley).
  • Reduced Anglicisized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choimdheadh (son of the servant of Lord God).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkəʊmi/

Proper noun

Comey (plural Comeys)

  1. A surname.
    • 2017 June 8, Maeve Reston, “Trump meets the ultimate adversary in James Comey”, in CNN[1]:
      After the President fired his FBI director in early May, he dismissed Comey as “a showboat,” “a grandstander” and a “nut job.”

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Comey is the 64054th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 311 individuals. Comey is most common among White (91.64%) individuals.

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