Carle Surname
Approximately 14,958 people bear this surname
Carle 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 SurnameCarle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,179 | 1:86,733 | 9,776 |
| France | 3,979 | 1:16,693 | 1,808 |
| Canada | 1,752 | 1:21,031 | 2,897 |
| Germany | 1,240 | 1:64,924 | 8,323 |
| Italy | 1,012 | 1:60,432 | 10,806 |
| Argentina | 601 | 1:71,120 | 6,041 |
| Australia | 471 | 1:57,316 | 6,985 |
| Scotland | 389 | 1:13,763 | 1,777 |
| Uruguay | 241 | 1:14,240 | 1,610 |
| England | 224 | 1:248,741 | 20,175 |
| Philippines | 149 | 1:679,451 | 69,999 |
| Sweden | 118 | 1:83,447 | 6,152 |
| Brazil | 88 | 1:2,432,663 | 74,473 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Thailand | 75 | 1:941,845 | 145,864 |
| Chile | 61 | 1:288,795 | 8,426 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 1:322,740 | 2,767 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 203 | 1:18,439 | 1,909 |
| England | 125 | 1:195,003 | 15,655 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,133 | 1:44,324 | 5,142 |
The alternate forms: Carlé (212), Carlè (5) & Carlê (1) are calculated separately.
Carle (2,401) may also be a first name.
Carle 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).
Anglo-Saxon ceorl, a man, a rustic, a stout man. Carl is used in all these senses in Scotland. Also see under Caryll.
Carle Demographics
Carle Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Carle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Carle is most common in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Carlé, Carlè or Carlê. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carle? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 35,342nd most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 487,201 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Carle live; 40 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. Carle is also the 151,451st most common first name globally It is held by 2,401 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,179 people, or 1 in 86,733. In The United States Carle is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 64 countries. It is also common in France, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.
Carle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Carle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 369 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States Carle are 8.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.38% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Carle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.25% more than the national average, earning R 345,168 per year; in United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.52% less than the national average, earning $43,462 CAD per year.
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