Carry surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Carry surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 723 people carried this name — #31,906 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 18% from 881 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 518 people named Carry.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Ain.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Ain 101
Saône-et-Loire 63
Paris 45
Doubs 43
Rhône 42
Haute-Saône 29
Corrèze 22
Côte-d’Or 18

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 5 births for the Carry name in 1890.

Most were registered in Leinster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 200 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Louth.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Leinster 5

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

Who carried it

People named Carry,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Eugène Carry 1853–1912 · theologian
  • François Carry 1857–1928
  • Paul Carry 1892–1977 · jurist
  • L. Ray Carry 1932–2015 · mathematician
  • Sharon Carry 1950– · chief executive officer
  • Julius Carry 1952–2008 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Carry is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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