Airey

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Eary

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumbria, from Old Norse eyrará (“gravel-bank stream”).

Proper noun

Airey (countable and uncountable, plural Aireys)

1. A surname from Old Norse.
2. A locality in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Airey is the 33856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 672 individuals. Airey is most common among White (89.88%) individuals.

References

• Topozone

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Airey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16.

Anagrams

• aiery, ayrie