Airey
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Eary
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumbria, from Old Norse eyrará (“gravel-bank stream”).
Proper noun[edit]
Airey (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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Airey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16.