Airey
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Eary
Etymology
editHabitational surname from a minor place in Cumbria, from Old Norse eyrará (“gravel-bank stream”).
Proper noun
editAirey (countable and uncountable, plural Aireys)
- A surname from Old Norse.
- A locality in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Airey is the 33856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 672 individuals. Airey is most common among White (89.88%) individuals.
References
editFurther reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Airey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16.