Carbrey Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Carbrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carberry,' a parish in County Kildare, Ireland. As this surname looks very English, I insert it to prevent any misapprehension.

1743. Philip Carbery and Mary Chester: Marriage Lic (London).

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Carbrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Carbrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carberry,' a parish in County Kildare, Ireland. As this surname looks very English, I insert it to prevent any misapprehension.

1743. Philip Carbery and Mary Chester: Marriage Lic (London).

1792. Married — The Right Hon. George Evans, Baron Carbery, and Susan Watson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1806. — John Dollman and Jemima Mary Carbery. ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the lands of Carberry in the parish of Inveresk, Midlothian. Johannes de Crebarrin filius Gilleberti de Crebarrin made two grants of lands from his territory of Crebarrin, c. 1230, and about the same period Adam filius Patricii de Crebarrin gifted four bovates of his land of Crebarrin to the Abbey of Dunfermelin (RD., p. 102—105). Alexander Crabarri, juror on forfeited estates in Lothian, 1312 (Bain, 111,245). William Carbery, M.A., petitioned for a canonry of Aberdeen, 1406 (Pap. Pet., I, p. 624).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

CAIRBRE: From the Old Irish personal name Coirpre, later Cairbre. Spelled Coirpri in Lib. Armagh. The church of S. Carpre de Dunescor in Galloway is mentioned in the reign of William the Lion (LSC., p. 214). Carbre Mackan, juror on an inquest held at Gerwan (Girvan), 1260 (Bain, I, 2674). See Maccairbre.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Carbrey Last Name Facts

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

Carbrey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Carbrey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carbrey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,048,281st most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Carbrey reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 1,662,656. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 21 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Carbrey occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Carbrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carbrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Carbrey last name grew 369 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Carbrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Carbrey last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Carbrey surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carbrey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.47% more than the national average, earning $55,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $51,759 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carbry9265/
Carbre924/
Carbray86273/
Corbrey8614/
Carvrey862/
Carbrea862/
Carbrer862/
Carbret861/
Carbrie861/
Carbrry861/
Carbrae860/
Scarbry860/
Saurbrey8023/
Charbhre807/
Searbrey800/
Carbrett800/
Sarbry7719/
Carbri774/
Carbra773/
Corbry772/
Carbrouet751/
Carbrecht750/
Corbray71102/
Corbret7139/
Charbri7124/
Charbra714/
Charvre711/
Sarbrej711/
Scarbra710/
Saurbry710/
Corbres710/
Corbrie710/
Zarbray710/
Zaurbray679/
Chharbra677/
Corbrett674/
Scarbrou671/
Karbhree671/
Carbrach670/

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