Carl Surname
Approximately 29,898 people bear this surname
Carl Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the carle,' or 'the carleman,' a rustic, a bondman, a churl. 'Carle, or Chorle: rusticus. Carle, or Chorle: bondeman, or woman; serous nativa, serva nativa': Promptorium Parvulorum Way adds in a note, 'Anglo-Saxon ceorl, carlman: rusticus.
Read More About This SurnameCarl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,212 | 1:22,357 | 2,810 |
| Germany | 8,223 | 1:9,790 | 1,228 |
| Ghana | 1,108 | 1:24,387 | 2,946 |
| France | 585 | 1:113,543 | 17,037 |
| Canada | 583 | 1:63,200 | 7,391 |
| England | 328 | 1:169,872 | 15,639 |
| Australia | 316 | 1:85,429 | 9,880 |
| Brazil | 273 | 1:784,155 | 28,479 |
| India | 232 | 1:3,306,316 | 95,935 |
| Papua New Guinea | 225 | 1:36,239 | 4,326 |
| Denmark | 149 | 1:37,884 | 3,949 |
| Switzerland | 145 | 1:56,641 | 7,220 |
| Micronesia | 144 | 1:738 | 186 |
| Liberia | 139 | 1:31,716 | 2,998 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Belgium | 90 | 1:127,740 | 18,560 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Indonesia | 81 | 1:1,632,706 | 107,418 |
| Slovenia | 77 | 1:32,307 | 6,410 |
| Austria | 63 | 1:135,166 | 18,435 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| New Zealand | 54 | 1:83,858 | 11,975 |
| China | 53 | 1:25,798,520 | 1,406 |
| Taiwan | 44 | 1:532,835 | 3,989 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Croatia | 12 | 1:352,384 | 32,084 |
| Guyana | 11 | 1:69,293 | 5,568 |
| Marshall Islands | 9 | 1:5,758 | 971 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Cook Islands | 6 | 1:3,030 | 708 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 139 | 1:175,362 | 14,652 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:68,058 | 4,042 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,060 | 1:9,925 | 1,275 |
Carl (875,872) may also be a first name.
Carl Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the carle,' or 'the carleman,' a rustic, a bondman, a churl. 'Carle, or Chorle: rusticus. Carle, or Chorle: bondeman, or woman; serous nativa, serva nativa': Promptorium Parvulorum Way adds in a note, 'Anglo-Saxon ceorl, carlman: rusticus.'
Henry le Karle. Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ida Carle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robert Carleman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Henry Carle, Yorkshire, ibid.
Robert Karleman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1438. John Carle, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1603. Buried — George Carle: St Mary Aldermary.
1627. Married — John Carle and Jone Weaver: St. James, Clerkenwell.
An Aberdeen surname. John Carle admitted burgess there in 1479 (NSCM., I, p. 28), and Alexander Carll in Castlehill of Drimmor is mentioned 1492 (CAB., p. 382). John Carl or Carle occupied part of lands of Torsopy, Perthshire, 1543 (Rollok, 23). Merione Carle, freewoman, "to use the tred of huxter" in Aberdeen, 1640 (ROA., I, p. 232). From ME. Carl, Old English ceorl, husbandman, peasant, 'churl.'.
(N.Eng. and Scandinavian) Husbandman, Rustic, Churl [Middle English carl(e, Old Northern English carl, Scandinavian karl-O.H.Ger. karl] Henry Carle.—Hundred Rolls The millere was a stout carl for the nones, Ful byg he was of brawn and eek of bones.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 545-6.
(English) The husbandman or countryman; descendant of Carl (man).
Foreign modifications of Carolus, Charles.
Anglo-Saxon ceorl, a man, a rustic, a stout man. Carl is used in all these senses in Scotland. Also see under Caryll.
Carl Demographics
Average Male Carl Height
176.24 cm
Average Female Carl Height
165.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Carl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carl Come From? nationality or country of origin
Carl (Arabic: كارل) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Carl? popularity and diffusion
The surname Carl is the 18,441st most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 243,747 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Carl live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Carl is also the 1,060th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 875,872 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 16,212 people, or 1 in 22,357. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 5 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 112 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent reside and Ghana, where 4 percent reside.
Carl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Carl has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Carl Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States Carl are 8.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.24% being registered with the party.
The amount Carl earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.61% less than the national average, earning 260,901 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning R 259,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.87% less than the national average, earning $17,511,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $54,435 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Carl Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Carl in the Arabic language | ||
| كارل | karl | - |
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Carl Reference & Research
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