Vey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Vey family

The surname Vey was first found in Languedoc, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Vey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vey research. Another 240 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1096, 1100, 1500, 1619, 1686 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Vey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Veye, Vais, Vaisse, Vey, Vaye, Vay, De Veye, De Vais, De Vay, Le Veye, Le Vais, Le Vait, Le Vey, Le Vaye, Du Vais, Du Vait and many more.

Early Notables of the Vey family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

François de Veye Lord of Fontaresche and the Treasurer of France in the generality of Toulouse

Vey Ranking

In Newfoundland, Canada, the name Vey is the 7,081^st most popular surname with an estimated 61 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Vey is ranked the 4,487^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Vey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Bastian Vey, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1740 3
Andreas Vey, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 3
Jacob Vey, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1786 3
Jacob Vey, who settled in Philadelphia in 1786

Vey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

M Vey, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811 3
William Vey, aged 23, who landed in New York in 1812 3
William Vey, who settled in Philadelphia in 1854
Valentine Vey, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 3
Benedict Vey, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 3
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Vey migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vey Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

George Vey, who settled in St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1803 4

Historic Events for the Vey family +

SS Caribou

Mr. William James Vey (b. 1919), Newfoundland passenger who was Royal Navy from Hodges Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he died in the sinking

Citations +

The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0