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.
Discover how your Carey ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 12 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16 |
| Berkshire | 44 |
| Cambridgeshire | 10 |
| Channel Islands | 113 |
| Cheshire | 63 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 14 |
| Devon | 142 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 86 |
| Essex | 151 |
| Gloucestershire | 120 |
| Hampshire | 87 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 272 |
| Lancashire | 754 |
| Leicestershire | 26 |
| Lincolnshire | 84 |
| London | 965 |
| Middlesex | 92 |
| Northumberland | 51 |
| Norfolk | 72 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 29 |
| Oxfordshire | 99 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 16 |
| Somerset | 355 |
| Surrey | 163 |
| Sussex | 292 |
| Staffordshire | 51 |
| Warwickshire | 75 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 103 |
| Worcestershire | 31 |
| Yorkshire | 234 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 81 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 66 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 973 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 95 |
| General Labourer | 89 |
| Labourer | 81 |
| Domestic Servant | 65 |
| Dress Maker | 44 |
| Laundress | 44 |
| General Servant | 37 |
| Annuitant | 29 |
| Coal Miner | 29 |
| Farm Labourer | 27 |
| Charwoman | 24 |
| Tailor | 19 |
| Bricklayer | 17 |
| Shoe Maker | 17 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Servant | 16 |
| Tailoress | 15 |
| Carpenter | 14 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| No Occupation | 13 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 11 |
| Clerk | 11 |
| Dock Labourer | 11 |
| Farm Servant | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Carey | 2,203 |
| John Carey | 2,032 |
| William Carey | 1,960 |
| Thomas Carey | 1,229 |
| James Carey | 1,218 |
| Elizabeth Carey | 1,118 |
| George Carey | 959 |
| Sarah Carey | 859 |
| Charles Carey | 643 |
| Ellen Carey | 641 |
| Henry Carey | 605 |
| Ann Carey | 570 |
| Margaret Carey | 543 |
| Edward Carey | 467 |
| Jane Carey | 445 |
| Alice Carey | 439 |
| Eliza Carey | 429 |
| Annie Carey | 426 |
| Catherine Carey | 425 |
| Joseph Carey | 403 |
| Emily Carey | 366 |
| Emma Carey | 361 |
| Frederick Carey | 351 |
| Robert Carey | 319 |
| Alfred Carey | 318 |
| 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 |
The surname Carey is the most popular version of all its varients