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Origin Of The Surname Carey
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Meaning Of The Surname Carey
Fort on a hill
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Interesting
Facts About
Carey
This name has developed various different forms over the years such as Cary and Carye. It is thought that this name comes from the location name ‘Carew’. The name is made up of the Welsh word ‘caer’ which means fort and ‘rhiw’ which means a hill. The first recorded spelling of this name dates back to 1205 and is of Hame de Kan in Somerset. |
Carey Statistics
Carey is the number 496 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 19,272 share the surname Carey in the UK.
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