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Carberry Family History

Carberry Surname Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from a place in the parish of Inveresk Lothian first recorded in the form Crebarrin from Gaelic craobh ‘tree’ + barran ‘hedge’.

Irish (Waterford and Wexford Armagh) and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cairbre and Mac Cairbre ‘descendant of Cairbre’ and ‘son of Cairbre’ a byname probably meaning ‘charioteer’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Carberry family from?

You can see how Carberry families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Carberry family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Carberry families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 62 Carberry families living in Lancashire. This was about 38% of all the recorded Carberry's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Carberry families in 1891.
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What did your Carberry ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Milk Roundsman and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Carberry. 24% of Carberry men worked as a Milk Roundsman and 79% of Carberry women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Carberry were Barman and School Mistress.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Milk Roundsman
    24%
  • Cinema Operator
    16%
  • General Labourer
    16%
  • Barman
    16%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    79%
  • Domestic Servant
    5%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
  • School Mistress
    3%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Carberry. For the veterans among your Carberry ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Carberry lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Carberry life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Carberry in 1953 was 48, and 78 in 2004.

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