Carhart Surname

175,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,436 people bear this surname

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

Carhart Surname Definition:

From Carhart in St. Breock; from cararth, the high rock or fortress, or the rocky height. Hence, by corruption, Crahart; and, by contraction, Crart.

Carhart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9061:190,16718,853
England3771:147,79314,182
Canada841:438,63838,170
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Wales151:206,30213,003
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6441:77,9798,265

Carhart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Carhart in St. Breock; from cararth, the high rock or fortress, or the rocky height. Hence, by corruption, Crahart; and, by contraction, Crart.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Carhart Last Name Facts

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

Carhart is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carhart? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 175,797th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,991,603 people. The surname Carhart is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Carhart are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,906 people, or 1 in 190,167. In The United States Carhart is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and New Jersey, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Carhart occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Carhart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carhart has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carhart surname rose 296 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 389 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carhart Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carhart surname are 7.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Carhart earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.59% less than the national average, earning R 984 per year; in United States they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $47,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $49,799 CAD per year.

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