Tormey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tormaigh (“descendant of Tormach”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Þórmóðr.

Tormey (countable and uncountable, plural Tormeys)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tormey is the 20985^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1254 individuals. Tormey is most common among White (95.06%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tormey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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