Southey

Southey is an English surname. The name is most widely recognized from the poet Robert Southey (1774–1843), an English Romantic poet who served as Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death. Southey was a central figure in the early Romantic movement and was part of the literary circle that included William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Although his early poetry explored Romantic themes, his later work focused on biography, history, and moral essays. The surname Southey remains relatively uncommon in the modern period.