How rare is the last name Covey?

8,371 people in the United States have the last name Covey, about 1 in 35,706. It ranks #4,116 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

COVEY

#4,116

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,371
About
1 in 35,706
This common or more
56.3%
Who bears it

Of the 8,371 people with the last name Covey, 89.2% reported their origin as White, 4.1% as two or more races and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Covey

1 other last name also has 8,371 people.

#4,116 Monge · 8,371

Either side of Covey

#4,114 Foltz · 8,374#4,115 Kwan · 8,373#4,116 Monge · 8,371#4,118 Fredrickson · 8,368

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Covey, most common first.

#35,148 Cove · 691#55,864 Cobey · 396

Also a first name

As a first name, Covey ranks #34,544 of 53,615, with 236 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 63 births. See Covey as a first name

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