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Carey

in Kentucky

There are 794 people with the last name "Carey" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Carey 667
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  1. is 663rd most common Pittman
  2. is 664th most common Hoover
  3. is 665th most common Grider
  4. is 666th most common Blake
  5. is 667th most common Carey
  6. is 668th most common Sweeney
  7. is 669th most common Haley
  8. is 670th most common Aldridge
  9. is 671st most common Bright

Similar Names and Nicknames

Corey, Carew, Core, Corea, Care, Cure, Carella, Carelli, Carel, Carelock

Most Common First Names for Carey

James, David, John, William, Mary, Michael, Brian, Donald, Linda, Richard

Meaning & History

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciardha, a midland family name meaning ‘descendant of Ciardha’, a personal name derived from ciar ‘dark’, ‘black’.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhiachra ‘son of Fiachra’.

English: habitational name from Carey in Devon or Cary in Somerset, named for the rivers on which they stand; both river names probably derive from the Celtic root car- ‘love’, ‘liking’, perhaps with the meaning ‘pleasant stream’.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from the manor of Carrey, near Lisieux, Normandy, France, of uncertain origin.

Welsh and Cornish: variant of Carew.

Possibly an Americanized form of German Gehrig or Gehring.

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James Carey, KY (9 searches)
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