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 | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 42 |
| Berkshire | 32 |
| Cambridgeshire | 15 |
| Channel Islands | 48 |
| Cheshire | 69 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 34 |
| Devon | 117 |
| Dorset | 22 |
| Durham | 146 |
| Essex | 185 |
| Gloucestershire | 185 |
| Hampshire | 123 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 410 |
| Lancashire | 804 |
| Leicestershire | 35 |
| Lincolnshire | 72 |
| London | 1,116 |
| Middlesex | 173 |
| Northumberland | 77 |
| Norfolk | 100 |
| Northamptonshire | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 45 |
| Oxfordshire | 68 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 32 |
| Somerset | 270 |
| Surrey | 302 |
| Sussex | 328 |
| Staffordshire | 46 |
| Warwickshire | 73 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 81 |
| Worcestershire | 36 |
| Yorkshire | 251 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 27 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 193 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 137 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 94 |
| Living On Own Means | 87 |
| Scholar | 50 |
| General Servant Domestic | 45 |
| Dress Maker | 30 |
| Cook Domestic | 29 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 25 |
| Dock Labourer | 23 |
| Domestic Servant | 23 |
| Cotton Weaver | 19 |
| Farmer | 19 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| Laundress Wash | 17 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 17 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 16 |
| Charwoman | 16 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Gardener Domestic | 16 |
| Dressmaker | 15 |
| Servant Domestic | 14 |
| Coal Hewer | 14 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 14 |
| House Maid Domestic | 13 |
| Tailoress | 13 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 12 |
| 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