The Carey surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 54,924 people carried this name — #547 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,910 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Carey.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
21 people named Carey have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 58 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Carey live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Carey in American newspapers,
1900–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 631,818 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Carey,
with a public archive behind them.
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Catherine Carey 1523–1569 · lady-in-waiting -
George Carey 1541–1616 · politician -
George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon 1547–1603 · politician -
Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth 1560–1639 · politician -
Lady Philadelphia Carey 1594–1654
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 238 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Carey.
- Cardot 211 · U.S. census
- Carducci 681 · U.S. census
- Care 776 · U.S. census
- Carel 575 · U.S. census
- Carels 108 · U.S. census
- Caretti 215 · U.S. census
- Caria 105 · U.S. census
- Carias 1,385 · U.S. census
- Carie 439 · U.S. census
- Carillo 3,997 · U.S. census
- Carin 175 · U.S. census
- Carini 1,369 · U.S. census
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