Migration To North America
Most North American Careys encounter less difficulty in establishing the origins of their surname. Many are able to trace their family origins back to Ireland via one of the several waves of emigration there throughout the centuries. Given that the movement of Careys from Ireland has been almost exclusively one way (outbound), this significantly reduces the dilemma over the origin of their surname.
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