as a Last Name
- 61,335
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Carey
Meaning & Origins
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciardha, a midland family name meaning ‘descendant of Ciardha’, a personal name derived from ciar ‘dark’, ‘black’.
| 537th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 61,335
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Delaware
- has the most people named Carey per capita
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