Carey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Carey Name Meaning: Habitational name from 'Carey' in Devon or 'Cary' in somerset,named for the rivers where they stand.The river names may have derived from a celtic root,car,meaning 'love'.

Indicating people from the settlement with the 'pleasant stream'.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Hamo De Kan',dated 1205.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Carey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Carey family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 86
Independent 60
Female Servant 60
Labourer 60
Male Servant 19
Carpenter 15
Farmer 15
Shoe Maker 13
Dress Maker 11
Weaver 11
Servant 9
Pupil 8
Mason 8
Bricklayer 7
Apprentice 7
Soldier 7
Lab 7
Lace Maker 6
Clerk 6
Ag Labourer 6
Weaver J 6
Publican 5
Mariner 5
Brick Layer 5
Laundress 4

Carey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carey 100% 33,680
2 Cory 60% 7,553
3 Cary 80% 7,229
4 Carry 80% 6,482
5 Cray 60% 6,437
6 Corey 80% 2,069
7 Carrie 50% 1,499
8 Carrey 83% 1,105
9 Karry 60% 518
10 Curey 80% 461
11 Couroy 50% 375
12 Cury 60% 285
13 Kerrey 50% 279
14 Crye 40% 232
15 Acrey 60% 216
16 Crey 80% 179
17 Courey 67% 170
18 Croy 60% 158
19 Kary 60% 140
20 Carie 60% 131
21 Cry 60% 128
22 Craye 40% 125
23 Caray 80% 121
24 Coury 40% 116

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The surname Carey is the most popular version of all its varients

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