Family name Overy (Overy 
) , across the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Overy is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a rare surname, Cyprus, and the United Kingdom, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Much less frequently, Overy is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Overy | United Kingdom, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Australia, United States, Canada |
|
richard overy British historian, GB (b. 1947) |
|
| caroline overy historian at School of History, Queen Mary, University of London (b. 1900) |
|
|
| joy overy b. 1905, Sittingbourne, England; d. 19 December 2004, Havelock North, New Zealand, GB (b. 1905) |
|
|
| paul overy British art historian and critic (b. 1940) |
|
|
| alexandra overy American rower, US (b. 1950) |
|
|
| mike overy American baseball player, US (b. 1951) |
|
|
| david patrick overy botanist |
|
|
| katie overy |
|