Researching Drew Carey
Delve into the history of Drew Carey using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5647 people with the Carey surname? In that year Carey was ranked number 751 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Drew means "Form of ANDREW - manly" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Drew Carey on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Drew Carey in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Carey ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Drew Carey and the Carey Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Carey Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Carey family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Drew Carey at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Drew Carey using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Drew Carey records.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Drew Carey.
Research the Carey surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Carey Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 10991 people with the Carey surname in the UK? Carey is now ranked number 528 for popularity in the UK. |
Carey Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Drew Carey.
Study MyTrees for information on the Carey family and people looking to contact living Carey relations.
Look at One Great Family for Carey records submitted by people who are already researching the Carey Family Tree.
Find Drew Carey from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Carey Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Carey surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 57727 people with the Carey surname in the USA? Carey is ranked number 138 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Carey Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Drew Carey. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Drew Carey
Drew Carey
Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and as host of the U.S. version of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, both of which aired on ABC. He then appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film, and a computer game. He has hosted the game show The Price Is Right since October 15, 2007 on CBS.
Carey is interested in a variety of sports and has worked as a photographer at U.S. National Team soccer games. He is a minority owner of the Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC, which won the MLS Cup, first in 2016 and again in 2019. He briefly participated in professional wrestling, most notably entering the 2001 Royal Rumble, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
Carey's autobiography, Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined, details his early life and television career.
Source: Drew Carey, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Carey
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