Careless Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Careless Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the careless,' free from anxiety and sorrow; compare Merry, Jolly, &c.

Willelmus Careles, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Antony Careless, temp. 1570. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp.

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Careless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6681:83,4109,200
Australia981:275,46624,785
Canada691:533,99444,923
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Wales161:193,40812,484
India101:76,706,538639,611
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7341:33,2094,379
Wales151:104,5614,503
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Careless (23) may also be a first name.

Careless Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the careless,' free from anxiety and sorrow; compare Merry, Jolly, &c.

Willelmus Careles, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Antony Careless, temp. 1570. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1722. Married — Charles Carelesse and Rebecca Moor: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1769. — William Careless and Lydia Coles: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Cheerful, Merry [Old English carleás]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A well-known corruption of Carlos.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Carlos, or its original, Carolus.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Carliez; from the Flemish, Carles; Span. Carlos; personal name From Carolus.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Careless is at present an Evesham name, and Carless is still a Worcester name. In 1795 Walter Careless was a member of the Common Council of Worcester (G.). The name is said to be a corruption of Carlos.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Careless Last Name Facts

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

The surname Careless is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Careless? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 390,762nd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,043,649 people. Careless occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Careless reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles. Careless is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 668 people, or 1 in 83,410. In England Careless is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 13 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 9 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Careless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Careless has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Careless last name decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 58 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Careless Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Careless surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Careless earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chareless941/
Careles933/
Carieles88500/
Carreles8814/
Coreless8810/
Chareles8810/
Careleys880/
Caroless880/
Careliss880/
Kareless880/
Carele8630/
Carrieles825/
Quareless823/
Cairesles821/
Caroles80485/
Carelis8085/
Carales8058/
Cairele8048/
Carrele8012/
Cariles809/
Cariele806/
Coreles802/
Careley801/
Sareles801/
Carhele801/
Caretle800/
Carrielies7853/
Carrales751,840/
Carriles751,710/
Carrelet75169/
Charelis7538/
Correles7520/
Carielez7512/
Chariles759/
Carioles758/
Quareles754/
Karelets754/
Coreales753/
Carroles752/
Carreale751/
Careylee751/
Carolles751/
Caerales751/
Coraless751/
Caraales751/
Caralles751/
Carelice751/
Carielis751/
Carelise751/
Charelys751/
Caresley750/
Sarreles750/
Carela713,992/
Correales71793/
Careli71409/
Karele71343/
Carile71220/
Carols71111/
Caryle7120/
Carely7120/
Cayrolles7111/
Cariselle717/
Carrhelle715/
Corele712/
Carals712/
Carrisels712/
Quarreles711/
Charleois711/
Carrielez711/
Carrielis711/
Carrilies711/
Corrieles711/
Corraless711/
Charhiles710/
Carralles710/
Corales679,005/
Cargile673,249/
Karelis67683/
Carolis67459/
Sariles67185/
Coriele67172/
Karales67170/
Karoles67169/
Caralis67138/
Caerols67137/
Corelis6798/
Carrile6789/
Cairols6781/
Caureli6750/
Carisle6749/
Carrols6748/
Sarelis6744/
Carrals6739/
Carieli6739/
Cayrols6737/
Coroles6732/
Carelio6725/
Caireli6723/
Kharele6722/
Coreale6720/
Carelai6719/
Cariela6718/
Kairele6718/
Carrela6715/
Carreli6714/
Carelaj679/
Kariele679/
Kareleh678/
Carelip676/
Carilis675/
Coreley674/
Cargeli674/
Cariely674/
Carysle673/
Carolls673/
Cariole673/
Ceareli673/
Carelia673/
Carelid673/
Carelij673/
Cargils672/
Karelhe672/
Carrely672/
Corelie672/
Carileu672/
Karrele671/
Koreles671/
Catrile671/
Caryley671/
Carayle671/
Careluy671/
Jarelis671/
Joreles671/
Karelea671/
Karelee671/
Carelih671/
Carelit671/
Caroile671/
Carol's671/
Carrelé671/
Corelet671/
Corelje671/
Kareley671/
Cotrele670/
Correle670/
Coryles670/
Coreler670/
Carryle670/
Carilee670/
Catreli670/

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