Last Name CAREY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • CAREY is ranked as the 569th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 63,599.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 19.95 people named CAREY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 60% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named CAREY is 64,862, the rank is 547 and the proportion per 100k Americans named CAREY is 20.36.

Last Names CAREY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 63,599 +/-1.4%
  • National Rank 569
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 19.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 64,862
  • National Rank 547
  • Proportion/100k 20.36

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CAREY is 83.2% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 12.8% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name CAREY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name CAREY is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name CAREY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 83.2% 63.9% 19.3%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 12.8% 12.3% 0.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named CAREY is New York where 6,261 people have this name.
  • Delaware is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named CAREY, as 69.19 in every 100,000 Delawareans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Delaware is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names CAREY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,850 22.13 99.8% Indiana 1,319 19.99 99.4% Iowa 533 17.14 99.1% Kansas 612 21.07 98.9% Michigan 2,193 22.13 99.8% Minnesota 794 14.55 99.4% Missouri 372 12.43 96.3% Nebraska 276 14.67 98.1% North Dakota 40 5.44 79.0% Ohio 2,332 20.11 99.7% South Dakota 141 16.58 96.3% Wisconsin 926 16.09 99.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name CAREY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,850 22.13 99.8%
Indiana 1,319 19.99 99.4%
Iowa 533 17.14 99.1%
Kansas 612 21.07 98.9%
Michigan 2,193 22.13 99.8%
Minnesota 794 14.55 99.4%
Missouri 372 12.43 96.3%
Nebraska 276 14.67 98.1%
North Dakota 40 5.44 79.0%
Ohio 2,332 20.11 99.7%
South Dakota 141 16.58 96.3%
Wisconsin 926 16.09 99.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names CAREY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 191 25.94 97.3% Arizona 1,193 17.72 99.4% California 6,048 15.59 99.8% Colorado 979 18.28 99.4% Hawaii 138 9.75 96.7% Idaho 195 11.94 96.9% Montana 220 21.46 98.2% Nevada 376 13.24 98.7% New Mexico 305 14.64 97.7% Oregon 1,089 27.42 99.5% Utah 232 7.88 95.3% Washington 1,517 21.48 99.6% Wyoming 140 23.94 97.0%

West States
State stats for the first name CAREY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 191 25.94 97.3%
Arizona 1,193 17.72 99.4%
California 6,048 15.59 99.8%
Colorado 979 18.28 99.4%
Hawaii 138 9.75 96.7%
Idaho 195 11.94 96.9%
Montana 220 21.46 98.2%
Nevada 376 13.24 98.7%
New Mexico 305 14.64 97.7%
Oregon 1,089 27.42 99.5%
Utah 232 7.88 95.3%
Washington 1,517 21.48 99.6%
Wyoming 140 23.94 97.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names CAREY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,122 31.21 99.7% Maine 550 41.35 98.5% Massachusetts 2,408 35.7 99.7% New Hampshire 505 38.03 99.0% New Jersey 2,168 24.26 99.7% New York 6,261 31.71 99.9% Pennsylvania 3,409 26.66 99.8% Rhode Island 273 25.91 98.3% Vermont 251 40.04 98.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name CAREY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,122 31.21 99.7%
Maine 550 41.35 98.5%
Massachusetts 2,408 35.7 99.7%
New Hampshire 505 38.03 99.0%
New Jersey 2,168 24.26 99.7%
New York 6,261 31.71 99.9%
Pennsylvania 3,409 26.66 99.8%
Rhode Island 273 25.91 98.3%
Vermont 251 40.04 98.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names CAREY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 477 9.83 97.0% Arkansas 487 16.41 98.0% Delaware 647 69.19 99.7% Dist. of Columbia 226 34.27 98.4% Florida 3,987 20.04 99.8% Georgia 1,919 19 99.4% Kentucky 1,031 23.35 98.7% Louisiana 864 18.59 98.5% Maryland 2,035 34.06 99.7% Mississippi 372 12.43 96.3% North Carolina 1,343 13.5 99.2% Oklahoma 862 22.23 98.8% South Carolina 753 15.57 98.6% Tennessee 1,037 15.84 98.8% Texas 3,786 14.05 99.6% Virginia 2,239 26.89 99.6% West Virginia 427 23.1 97.2%

South States
State stats for the first name CAREY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 477 9.83 97.0%
Arkansas 487 16.41 98.0%
Delaware 647 69.19 99.7%
Dist. of Columbia 226 34.27 98.4%
Florida 3,987 20.04 99.8%
Georgia 1,919 19 99.4%
Kentucky 1,031 23.35 98.7%
Louisiana 864 18.59 98.5%
Maryland 2,035 34.06 99.7%
Mississippi 372 12.43 96.3%
North Carolina 1,343 13.5 99.2%
Oklahoma 862 22.23 98.8%
South Carolina 753 15.57 98.6%
Tennessee 1,037 15.84 98.8%
Texas 3,786 14.05 99.6%
Virginia 2,239 26.89 99.6%
West Virginia 427 23.1 97.2%
 

Full Names with CAREY as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CAREY as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named CAREY.

The most popular full name is James CAREY. 2.62% of all the people named CAREY have this given name.

There are 2128 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CAREY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James CAREY 2.62%
2 John CAREY 2.53%
3 Michael CAREY 1.77%
4 Robert CAREY 1.72%
5 David CAREY 1.42%
6 Mary CAREY 1.37%
7 William CAREY 1.21%
8 Thomas CAREY 1.06%
9 Brian CAREY 0.95%
10 Patricia CAREY 0.93%
11 Daniel CAREY 0.89%
12 Barbara CAREY 0.88%
13 Richard CAREY 0.84%
14 Charles CAREY 0.83%
15 Joseph CAREY 0.80%
16 Patrick CAREY 0.76%
17 Christopher CAREY 0.74%
18 Edward CAREY 0.66%
19 Linda CAREY 0.65%
20 Kevin CAREY 0.62%