Frequency: (147)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciardha (from a personal name based on ciar ‘black’), now generally Anglicized as Carey.
GIVEN NAME Irish 6%. Dermot.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
