Carbery Surname

265,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Carbery Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Charioteer [Irish Cairbre —cairb(h, a chariot + the suff. -re] The Carbury or Carbery baronies in Longford and Sligo were so called from Cairbre, one of the sons of Niall of the Nine Hostages, King of Ireland from A.D. 379 to 405.

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Carbery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4161:871,29666,093
England2801:198,99317,417
Ireland2541:18,5391,975
Australia2061:131,04714,245
Canada731:504,73442,927
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Northern Ireland661:27,9553,011
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Wales61:515,75523,171
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5191:8,5351,281
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Isle of Man71:7,753762
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:204,97417,750

The alternate forms: Cárbery (1) are calculated separately.

Carbery (28) may also be a first name.

Carbery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Charioteer [Irish Cairbre —cairb(h, a chariot + the suff. -re] The Carbury or Carbery baronies in Longford and Sligo were so called from Cairbre, one of the sons of Niall of the Nine Hostages, King of Ireland from A.D. 379 to 405.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Cairbre of Clonlonan. MIF 51; Map Wmea

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Cairbre of Clonlonan. MIF 51; Map Wmea

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Cairbre Of Co. Waterford. MIF 51

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Cairbre (charioteer).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

When not of Irish origin from car-vre, the rocky hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Carbery Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Carbery Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Carbery is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Cárbery. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carbery? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 265,110th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,937,362 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Carbery reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 28 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 871,296. In The United States Carbery is mostly found in: Missouri, where 17 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and Ireland, where 17 percent reside.

Carbery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carbery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carbery last name increased 170 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 280 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 51 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carbery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Carbery last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Carbery last name are 12.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carbery earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning $51,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $53,834 CAD per year.

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