Garvey Family History
Garvey Name Meaning
Irish (Western Ireland and Armagh): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gairbhshíth ‘descendant of Gairbhshíth’ a personal name from garbh ‘rough cruel’ + síth ‘peace’. See also McGarvey .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022