Evolution in Britain
From the 11th century, when the Norman Careys arrived, through to present day, the surname underwent a variety of changes in spelling. Some branches retained a given derivation, while others adopted a new permutation for one of many reasons.
For many individuals in Great Britain who inherited the Carey surname, the exact origins of their family name are impossible to discern. The steady arrival of the Irish Careys from the medieval period onwards, the use of phonetic spelling, and the diverse range of spellings of the name, mean that the two branches have become largely indistinguishable from one another.
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