How Many People Have the Last Name Carey?
people had the surname Carey in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 5,238 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,398 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Carey (80.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 13.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Carey ranks #437. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 83.2% to 80.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Carey grew from 54,924 people in 2000 to 56,322 in 2010 (up 2.5%), and its rank fell from #547 to #601. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 20.36 to 19.09 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 54,924 | 56,322 |
| Rank | #547 | #601 |
| Per 100,000 people | 20.36 | 19.09 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Carey
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Carey: C600
👤 Carey as a First Name
Carey is a first name too: about 22,946 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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