Carder Surname

55,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Carder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the carder,' a carder of wool, probably a female industry; compare Kempster.

John le Carder, 7 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Robert de Coleby, carder, 8 Edward III: ibid.

Margareta Cardar: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Carder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5041:48,3025,856
England9941:56,0546,787
Canada2551:144,49314,820
Australia1801:149,97615,919
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Wales191:162,87011,152
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
France91:7,380,302306,885
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5101:47,7955,894
Wales161:98,0264,293
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2491:40,2074,727

Carder (73) may also be a first name.

Carder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the carder,' a carder of wool, probably a female industry; compare Kempster.

John le Carder, 7 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Robert de Coleby, carder, 8 Edward III: ibid.

Margareta Cardar: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1670. Married — William Johnson and Ane Carder: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1750. Baptised — Ann. d. of Nicodemus and Ann Carder: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) Wool-Comber [Old French cardeur, f, Latin cardu-us, a thistle]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One who dresses wool, so called from the card or comb which he uses.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Carder: maker of cards for weaving. Christopher Sly said of himself: “By birth a pedlar, by education a cardmaker.”

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Carder Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Carder Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Carder is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carder? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 55,781st most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 800,829 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Carder reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Carder is also the 1,134,117th most numerous first name globally, borne by 73 people.

The surname Carder is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7,504 people, or 1 in 48,302. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Carder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Carder last name expanded 601 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Carder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Carder last name are 21.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.36% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carder earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.56% more than the national average, earning R 305,508 per year; in United States they earn 1.44% less than the national average, earning $42,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $49,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cardier92507/
Cardeur92207/
Scarder9252/
Charder9233/
Cardger927/
Cardder921/
Carderd921/
Cardere921/
Cardeer921/
Cardear920/
Carde911,426/
Chartder861/
Sarder8394,176/
Corder8310,876/
Cardet831,576/
Cardea83702/
Cardey83449/
Jarder83444/
Cardie83431/
Cardei83306/
Zarder83180/
Cardes83178/
Karder8378/
Cardez8328/
Cardir838/
Cardee836/
Cardre831/
Cardeh831/
Cardeu831/
Carded831/
Cordier7729,909/
Sardder77230/
Cardeas77158/
Sardier77101/
Sardeur7747/
Quarder7742/
Kharder7716/
Cordeir7711/
Cardett776/
Jardert776/
Sarderr774/
Jarhder774/
Cordeur773/
Sardear773/
Cardech773/
Scorder772/
Courder772/
Chardre772/
Kardere772/
Cardess771/
Cardeða771/
Sardeer771/
Sardher771/
Saarder771/
Cardeis771/
Cardesh771/
Cardest771/
Cardirr771/
Chorder771/
Cordere771/
Corderr771/
Jardder771/
Jardere771/
Qardeer771/
Sarrder771/
Cardeht771/
Cardeit771/
Chardir771/
Cardeaz771/
Cairdie770/
Carrdre770/
Tjarder770/
Coorder770/
Karde7312,491/
Cardi734,021/
Cardy733,107/
Carda732,912/
Corde731,259/
Cardé737/
Cardá731/
Qarde731/
Courdier71773/
Cardaire7198/
Kartdere7131/
Corderre715/
Courdert712/
Choorder711/
Chairdir711/
Cordeird711/
Cordeire711/
Kardierz711/
Cardayre711/
Coordert711/
Cordierr711/
Carddett710/
Cordes6729,355/
Kharde6711,427/
Kardeş675,308/
Sorder673,486/
Cordez671,420/
Cordey67973/
Cordea67940/
Kardeh67568/
Cardis67550/
Cordie67487/
Jorder67465/
Cardio67355/
Chardaire67225/
Cordet67207/
Korder67174/
Cordeu67116/
Chardayre67109/
Ceardi6781/
Kaarde6770/
Courde6758/
Cârdei6753/
Kardee6749/
Caurdy6735/
Kardea6733/
Kardie6732/
Kardey6724/
Coorde6721/
Hcarda6716/
Kardei6716/
Cordre6713/
Kardhe6712/
Quarde6710/
Kerder6710/
Kardir6710/
Cardiy6710/
Cordej6710/
Cardoj678/
Cardiz677/
Carday676/
Cordir676/
Cardoi676/
Kahrde675/
Zorder675/
Kardej674/
Kardge674/
Carduj674/
Cardés674/
Qardeh674/
Cordde673/
Cardit673/
Cordée672/
Caurdi672/
Karhde672/
Karrde672/
Cardai672/
Cordee672/
Cordei672/
Cordér672/
Kardje672/
Karded671/
Kartde671/
Sardir671/
Cardha671/
Cardhi671/
Cardoy671/
Chaurdhir671/
Kardeå671/
Járder671/
Cahrda671/
Cardyś671/
Cardéz671/
Cardìa671/
Jardir671/
Kairde671/
Qardir671/
Cardui671/
Cardid671/
Ceardy670/
Cordge670/
Cardoa670/

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