An English surname, Veazey came to the English island after the French Norman conquest in 1066. The original spelling was Vassy as well as DeVesci. The Old French term ‘envoisie’ means to enjoy oneself and also a cheerful person. Variations in spelling for Veazey include Vessey, Fressis, Veasey, Vassy, Feasy, Fessey and Vesci. In England the area of Northampton has the earliest Veazey families. The main concentrations of Veazey families are the city of London, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Essex, Yorkshire and Durham. Within the United States the earliest Veazey families arrived in Massachusetts in the mid-1600s. Soon many of the Veazey families resettled in the southern region, especially North Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama and Texas. Famous: Vance Veazey (professional golfer), Wheelock G. Veazey (awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Civil War), Stephen M. Veazey (President of the Community of Christ) and Thomas Ward Veazey (19th century politician and governor of Maryland in the 1830s).