Carlan Surname
Approximately 2,186 people bear this surname
Carlan Surname Definition:
For the Irish Carolan, q.v. (hardly the N.Eng. and Scot. carlin(e, ‘old woman,’ ‘witch,’ from Teutonic karl, ‘churl.’)
Carlan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 829 | 1:437,224 | 37,617 |
| Romania | 730 | 1:27,504 | 3,515 |
| Italy | 231 | 1:264,748 | 34,901 |
| Brazil | 128 | 1:1,672,456 | 54,891 |
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Moldova | 26 | 1:136,976 | 14,869 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Ireland | 11 | 1:428,085 | 15,694 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 26 | 1:170,379 | 8,688 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 76 | 1:320,729 | 21,086 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:93,580 | 4,818 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 362 | 1:138,726 | 13,107 |
The alternate forms: Cârlan (61) & Cärlan (1) are calculated separately.
Carlan (1,679) may also be a first name.
Carlan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For the Irish Carolan, q.v. (hardly the N.Eng. and Scot. carlin(e, ‘old woman,’ ‘witch,’ from Teutonic karl, ‘churl.’)
(Italian, French) Descendant of Caireallan; descendant of little Carl (man).
Carlan Demographics
Carlan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Carlan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carlan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Carlan occurs most in The United States. It may appear as: Cârlan or Cärlan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carlan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 192,601st most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,333,736 people. The last name Carlan occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Carlan are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 187,860th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 1,679 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 829 people, or 1 in 437,224. In The United States Carlan is mostly found in: Georgia, where 51 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and North Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 33 percent are found and Italy, where 11 percent are found.
Carlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Carlan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Carlan last name increased 229 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 58 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Carlan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Carlan surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered with the party.
The amount Carlan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 104.38% more than the national average, earning $101,543 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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