'''Povey''' is a surname of medieval English origin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/povey|title = Surname Database: Povey Last Name Origin}}</ref>
==Notable people with this surname include== *Arthur Povey (1886–1946), English cricketer *Daniel Povey, British speech recognition researcher *Guy Povey (born 1960), British racing driver *Jeff Povey, British screenwriter and novelist *John Povey (1621–1679), English-born judge in Ireland *Justinian Povey (d. 1652), English administrator *Megan Povey, food physicist *Meic Povey (1950–2017), Welsh playwright and screenwriter *Thomas Povey (1613/14 – c.1705), English landowner, trader and politician *William Povey (born 1943), English professional footballer
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