Garvey and O'Garvey are Irish

surnames In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

, derived from the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, an ...

''Ó Gairbhith'', also spelt ''Ó Gairbheith'', meaning "descendant of Gairbhith". ''Gairbhith'' itself means "rough peace". There are three distinct Ó Gairbhith septs in Ireland: * A sept of the over-kingdom of

Ulaid Ulaid (Old Irish, ) or Ulaidh ( Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include Ulidia, which is the Latin form of Ulaid, and in ...

, who were kin of the '' Mac Aonghusa''. They were located in present-day

County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to th ...

, Northern Ireland. * A sept of the over-kingdom of

Airgíalla Airgíalla ( Modern Irish: Oirialla, English: Oriel, Latin: ''Ergallia'') was a medieval Irish over-kingdom and the collective name for the confederation of tribes that formed it. The confederation consisted of nine minor kingdoms, all independ ...

, who were kin of the '' Ó hAnluain''. They at one time ruled ''Uí Bresail'', also known as ''Clann Breasail'' (Clanbrassil), located in the present-day barony of Oneilland East in

County Armagh County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of an ...

, Northern Ireland. At an early stage they were disposed of their territory by the ''

Mac Cana The Mac Cana were a Gaelic Irish clan who held lands in Clancann and Clanbrasil in what is now northern County Armagh, and had the title of 'Lords of Clanbrasil'. It is the origin of the surname McCann. Etymology The name ''Mac Cana'' means ...

'' sept of the neighbouring ''Clan Cana'' (Clancann). * A sept of the ''

Uí Ceinnselaig The Uí Ceinnselaig (also Uí Cheinnselaig, Anglicized as Kinsella), from the Old Irish "grandsons of Cennsalach", are an Irish dynasty of Leinster who trace their descent from Énnae Cennsalach, a supposed contemporary of Niall of the Nine Ho ...

'', who were at one time chiefs of ''Uí Feilmeadha Thuaidh'', located in present-day barony of

Rathvilly Rathvilly () is a village in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is located on the River Slaney near the border with County Wicklow, 11 km from Tullow and 8 km from Baltinglass. It is also on the N81 national secondary route. Rathvil ...

County Carlow County Carlow ( ; ga, Contae Cheatharlach) is a Counties of Ireland, county located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region of Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Carlow is the List of Irish counties by ...

, Republic of Ireland. The similar name

MacGarvey McGarvey is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ayelish McGarvey, journalist covering the religious right * Frank McGarvey (born 1956), Scottish football player * John William McGarvey (1829–1911), minister and religiou ...

, which derives from the ''Mac Gairbhith'' sept located in present-day

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrcon ...

, Republic of Ireland, is not usually anglicised as Garvey.

People

Adrian Garvey Adrian Christopher Garvey (born 25 June 1968 in Bulawayo) is a former Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player. He played as a tighthead prop, and was known for his mobility and ball skills. Career Garvey played 1st team rugby at Plumt ...

(born 1968), Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player *

Amy Ashwood Garvey Amy Ashwood Garvey (''née'' Ashwood; 10 January 1897 – 3 May 1969) was a Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist. She was a director of the Black Star Line Steamship Corporation, and along with her former husband Marcus Garvey she founded the '' N ...

(1897–1969), Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist, first wife of Marcus Garvey * Amy Jacques Garvey (1895–1973), Jamaican-American journalist; widow of Marcus Garvey * Anthony O'Garvey (1747–1766), Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore * Art Garvey (1900–1973), professional American football player *

Batty Garvey Batty Walter Garvey (5 October 1865 – 18 February 1911) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The ...

(1864–1932), English footballer *

Brian Garvey (comics) Brian Garvey (born September 18, 1961) is a comic book artist, known primarily for inking. Along with his inking partner, Ian Akin, Garvey worked on many superhero comics (mostly for Marvel Comics) from 1982–1988. Biography Garvey met Akin in ...

(born 1961), comic book artist * Brian Garvey (footballer) (born 1937), English former footballer *

Bruce Garvey Bruce Noble Garvey (c. 1939 – 1 August 2010) was a British-born Canadian journalist and editor. Born in London, England, Garvey moved to Ontario, Canada at age 19 and worked at various newspapers such as the ''Stratford Beacon-Herald''. A ...

(c. 1939–2010), British-born Canadian journalist and editor * Chuck Garvey, American rock band guitarist *

Conor Garvey Conor Gravey is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played in the 2010 All-Ireland Final. He operates at full-back. Career He was not allowed to play in the 2012 Ulster Senior Final because of a suspension. He was thought to have put a stamp on ...

( 2010s), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Cyndy Garvey Cyndy Garvey (née Cynthia Truhan) (born July 16, 1949, Detroit, Michigan) is an American television personality and former wife of baseball player Steve Garvey. Career Cyndy Garvey replaced Sarah Purcell as Regis Philbin's co-host of the local n ...

(born 1949), American television personality, first wife of baseball player Steve Garvey *

Damien Garvey Damien Garvey is an Australian actor and former musician known for his film and television roles. Early life Garvey graduated from Padua College in 1982. Career Garvey had guest roles in several drama series in his early part of his act ...

, Australian film and television actor *

Dan Edward Garvey Dan Edward Garvey (June 19, 1886 – February 5, 1974) was an American businessman, politician and the ninth secretary of state of Arizona from 1942 to 1948 under Sidney Preston Osborn and the eighth governor of Arizona from 1948 to 1951. He was ...

(1886–1974), American politician, governor of Arizona 1948–1951 * Daniel Garvey, American educator and academic *

Ed Garvey Edward R. Garvey (April 18, 1940 – February 22, 2017) was an American lawyer, politician and activist. Background Garvey graduated from the University of Wisconsin (now the University of Wisconsin–Madison) and spent two years in the U.S. ...

(1940-2017), American lawyer, activist, and politician * Edmund Garvey (1740–1813), Irish painter * Eugene A. Garvey (1845–1920), Irish American Roman Catholic priest, first Bishop of Altoona, Pennsylvania *

Guy Garvey Guy Edward John Garvey (born 6 March 1974) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and BBC Radio 6 Music presenter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Elbow. Early life Garvey grew up in Bury, Lancashire. His father was ...

(born 1974), English rock singer and guitarist * James Garvey (footballer) (1878–after 1901), English footballer * James Garvey (Louisiana politician) (born 1964), American lawyer and politician * James Garvey, American philosopher based in Britain * Jane Garvey, American administrator of the FAA 1997–2002 *

Jane Garvey (broadcaster) Jane Susan Garvey (born 23 June 1964) is a British radio presenter, until recently of BBC Radio 4's ''Woman's Hour'', and co-founder of the weekly podcast series ''Fortunately'' (since March 2017). Garvey's was the first voice on BBC Radio 5 L ...

(born 1964), British radio presenter * John Garvey, several people *

Kate Garvey Kate Garvey (born ) is an English public relations executive and a former aide to British prime minister Tony Blair. She is a co-founder of Project Everyone, a communications and campaigning agency promoting the United Nations' Sustainable Dev ...

, British public relations executive * Marcel Garvey (born 1983), English rugby union player *

Marcus Garvey Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr. (17 August 188710 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African ...

(1887–1940), Jamaican journalist, founder of the Back-to-Africa movement * Michael Garvey (born 1965), former Australian rules footballer * Mike Garvey (born 1962), American NASCAR driver * Philomena Garvey (1926–2009), Irish amateur golfer *

Rea Garvey Raymond Michael Garvey (born 3 May 1973) is an Irish singer, songwriter and guitarist now residing in Germany. In 1998, he formed the band Reamonn. Over the 11 years that Garvey was their frontman, they saw chart-topping success in Europe, wit ...

(born 1973), Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist * Robert Garvey (1908–1983), Jewish author *Sir

Ronald Garvey Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey (4 July 1903, in Lincolnshire – 31 May 1991) was a British Colonial Service administrator who served in the Pacific, the West Indies, and as Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man at the end of his career. Biograph ...

(1903–1991), British colonial administrator *

Steve Garvey Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres from 1969 to 1987. Garvey was the National ...

(born 1948), American professional baseball player *

, (born 1958), British bass guitarist of the punk band Buzzcocks *

Steve Garvey (footballer) Stephen Hugh Garvey (born 22 November 1973 in Stalybridge, Cheshire) is an English former professional footballer. Garvey, a winger, began his career as a trainee with Dario Gradi's Crewe Alexandra in 1991. He remained at Gresty Road for seven ...

(born 1973), English former professional footballer *Sir Terence Garvey (1915–1986), British diplomat, High Commissioner to India and Ambassador to the USSR * W. Timothy Garvey (born 1952), American professor of medicine

Fictional characters

Quinn Garvey The US sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005. Created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, the show is presented from the perspective of Ted Mosby in 2030 ("Future Ted") as he tells his children how he met the tit ...

, in the American TV series

How I Met Your Mother ''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas (screenwriter), Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main c ...

. *The Garvey family, in the British TV series

Benidorm Benidorm is a town and municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Benidorm has been a tourist destination within Spain since 1925, when its port was extended and the first hotel ...

. The family consists of Mick, Janice, Michael and Chantelle (''Telle''). *

Preston Garvey ''Fallout 4'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fourth main game in the ''Fallout'' series and was released worldwide on November 10, 2015, for PlayStation 4, Wi ...

, in the post apocalyptic video game ''

Fallout 4 ''Fallout 4'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fourth main game in the ''Fallout'' series and was released worldwide on November 10, 2015, for PlayStation 4, ...

'' released in 2015. *Eugene Garvey, in the British TV series ''

Waterloo Road (series 7) The seventh series of the British television drama series '' Waterloo Road'' began broadcasting on 4 May 2011, and ended on 25 April 2012 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the faculty and pupils of the eponymous school, a failing inne ...

''. *Jonathan Garvey, in the TV show ''

Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the American Midwest (Wisconsin, Kansas, ...

'' played by

Merlin Olsen Merlin Jay Olsen (; September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) was an American football player, announcer, and actor. For his entire 15-year professional football career he was a defensive tackle with the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football Le ...

. *The Garvey Family in the TV series '' The Leftovers'': estranged wife, Laurie, children, Tom and Jill, and father, Kevin, played by

Justin Theroux Justin Paul Theroux (; born August 10, 1971) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained recognition for his work with director David Lynch in the mystery film ''Mulholland Drive'' (2001) and the thriller film ''Inland Empire'' (2006). He also ...

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