Espy
See also: espy
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Espey
Etymology
Shortened form of Gillespie.
Proper noun
Espy (countable and uncountable, plural Espys)
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Espy is the 15748th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1851 individuals. Espy is most common among White (77.15%) and Black/African American (16.32%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Espy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 536.