Carey

in Rhode Island

There are 218 people with the last name "Carey" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Carey 521
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  1. is 517th most common Waterman
  2. is 518th most common Driscoll
  3. is 519th most common Fitzpatrick
  4. is 520th most common Hunter
  5. is 521st most common Carey
  6. is 522nd most common Carnevale
  7. is 523rd most common Keenan
  8. is 524th most common Peckham
  9. is 525th most common Batista

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Carey

John, Richard, Michael, William, Mary, Jennifer, Richmond, Anne, Diane, Jane



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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