Carbry Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Carbry Surname Definition:

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).

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Carbry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland491:109,2627,254
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Carbry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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)

(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

Carbry Last Name Facts

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

Carbry is found most in Scotland. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carbry? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carbry is the 2,372,517th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Carbry occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Carbry live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in Scotland, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 109,262. In Scotland Carbry is most numerous in: South Lanarkshire, where 37 percent are found, North Lanarkshire, where 33 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Scotland it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Carbry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carbry has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Carbry last name rose 445 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carbry Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carbray92273/
Carbrey92239/
Carbrry921/
Scarbry920/
Sarbry8319/
Carbri834/
Carbre834/
Carbra833/
Corbry832/
Corbray77102/
Charbri7724/
Corbrey7714/
Carbrer772/
Carvrey772/
Carbrea772/
Carbret771/
Carbrie771/
Saurbry770/
Zarbray770/
Saurbrey7123/
Zaurbray719/
Charbhre717/
Searbrey710/
Carbrett710/
Sarbri679/
Corvry672/
Zarbra671/
Corbri671/
Cárbri671/
Carbrecht670/

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