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Carey is a surname arising from at least nine distinct patronymics in Ireland, and is numerous and widespread;〔Edward MacLysaght, 'Surnames of Ireland', Irish Academic Press, Dublin 1985, 'Irish Families', I.A.P. 1985 & c. P. Woulfde, 'Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gaii', Dublin, 1923 online at Foras na Gaeilge, official Irish language org online at http://www.sloinne.ie/?q=Carey〕 the many original forms have been listed by the National Folklore Collection of Ireland in 2015,〔National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin, 2015, online at http://www.duchas.ie/en/nom?txt=Carey〕 increasing the number of variants quoted by the Registrar General of Ireland in 1890.〔R.E. Matheson, Preface to 'Varieties and Synonyms of Surnames & Christian Names in Ireland', Dublin, 1901〕 To list here a few: some forms contain the Old Irish adjective 'ciar'- 'black/dark', of which Ó Ciardha (County Kildare, County Westmeath & 'many parts of the south of Ireland'),〔Woulfe P., 'Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall' or 'Irish Names and Surnames', Dublin, 1923 online at http://www.libraryireland.com〕 Ó Ciaráin (County Cork), Ó Céirín,〔 (County Kerry, County Clare, County Mayo), Ó Cearáin (County Mayo), Mac Giolla Céire (County Cork, County Kilkenny) and Ó Ciarmhacháin (County Cork);〔Woulfe, Op. Cit.〕〔Dr Edward MacLysaght, 'Irish Families', Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 1985. & E. MacLysaght, 'More Irish Families', IAP, Dublin, 1982〕 also from the County Galway and County Meath surname Mac Fhiachra, through its early phonetic anglicisations of Keighry, Kehery & c.;〔E. MacLysaght, 'More Irish Families', IAP, Dublin, 1982〕〔 from Hanks P. 'Dictionary of American Family Names' (O.U.P.) 2003〕 and from Ó Carráin/Ó Corráin (County Tipperary), with the Irish root 'carra/corra'- 'spear';〔R.E. Matheson, Preface to 'Varieties and Synonyms of Surnames & Christian Names in Ireland, Dublin, 1901; Woulfe Op. Cit.〕 and MacFhearadhaigh (MacCarry/MacCary), root 'fear'-'man', of County Antrim.〔 Secondly, it may derive from the English West Country, viz. Castle Cary on the River Cary in Somerset and/or Carey Barton on the River Carey in Devon, containing either the Pre-Celtic element 'kar'- 'stony/hard' (Watts, 2004),〔Victor Watts, 'Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names', Cambridge University Press, 2004〕 or the Celtic language element 'car' 'dear/pleasant' (Hanks, 2003);〔 Thirdly, Carey occurs as an occasional variant of (de) Carrey in archives in Normandy, Burgundy, Franche-Comté etc., in France from habitational names, possibly with the Pre-Celtic element 'car'-'stony/stones';〔Dr Jean-Pierre Dickes, 'Les Noms de Famille en Boulonais, Calaisis et Pays de Montreuil', Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1986, page 79〕 Fourthly, Carew, Pembrokeshire, from Welsh language 'Caeriw'- with the Celtic root 'caer'- 'fort', or from places in Cornwall, perhaps with the cognate Cornish element 'ker',〔Hanks P,. 'Dictionary of American Family Names', Oxford, 2003〕 or the Pre-Celtic element 'car'- 'stony/stones' as in Carey Tor, Bodmin Moor. The Irish provenance of Carey, through emigration, is not only particularly evident in the U.S.A. and Australia, but also in Great Britain. The first two entries under 'Carey' in the 'Dictionary of American Family Names' (Oxford, 2003) gives Irish origins;〔 the New York Passengers List (1820–1957) show 2,058 Carey immigrants from Ireland compared with 345 from England. Current British telephone directories show highest numbers of Careys located in areas of Irish immigration: Greater London (320), Greater Manchester & Lancashire (272), Kent (163), West Yorkshire (145) and West Midlands (145).〔() 〕 ==Evolution in Ireland== The Southern Uí Néill sept of Ó Ciardha was dispersed by the end of the 12th century (Woulfe, MacLysaght, et. al. op. cit.) due to the incursions of the Cambro-Norman invaders. Their territory at Carbury was later settled by the De Berminghams, who built the castle on top of the ancient hill settlement. This ua Ciardha sept are recorded early, e.g. 'ua Ciardai, ri Cairpri', i.e. O Carey, king of Carbury, in AD 954, Annals of Ulster, 'MaelRuaining hua Ciardha, rí Cairpri', 993, Annals of Tigernach. Ó Dubhagáin (died 1372) wrote of 'Ó Ciardha over Cairbre of poets, of the tribes of Nine-hostaged Niall'. The ''Genealogies'' of Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh (c 1400) mentions them: 'O Ciarda obtained heavy profit of the land of Cairbre'. They seem to re-appear in 17th-century records for County Meath, County Westmeath and County Offaly. O' Donovan writes in his notes to the above 'Topographical poems of Ó Dubhagáin and Ó hUidhrín', (1862): 'O Ciardha is now anglicised Keary and Carey, and the name is common, but to be found only among the lower orders' (note 379), and 'Ó Ciardha, now anglicised Keary and Carey, a rather numerous name in the counties of Meath and Kildare' (note 447). However, this epithet type surname from 'ciar'-'dark/black' is common and widespread in Ireland and has arisen independently in other parts of the country, notably in Cos Cork, Kerry and Mayo, including diminutive forms such as Ó Ciaráin, Ó Céirín Ó Ciarmhacháin and Ó Cearáin. For example, in the Annals of Ulster in 1224 we find 'Mathgamain mac Ceithernaigh h-Ui Ceirín, rí Ciaraidhe Lacha na Nairne, mortuus est'. Early examples are found in those counties; and these other Carey families would not belong to the well known midland Uí Néill sept of Ó Ciardha. For example, it has been claimed that the East Cork family anciently using the form Ó Ciaráin would account for bearers of the name Carey with origins in East Cork and the adjacent parts of Waterford (Woulfe op. cit., MacLysaght op. cit.), whereas the West Cork Careys may well have arisen separately, but having the same etymological source in the adjective/attribute 'ciar', which occurs anciently as 'cer'.〔Ó Corráin, D. 'Ireland Before the Normans', Dublin 1972. Page 203, Notes: Ch 2, (1).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carey (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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