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
Average Carle Salary in
United States
$45,849 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Carlé, Carlè or Carlê. Click here for other potential spellings of Carle.
How Common Is The Last Name Carle? popularity and diffusion
The surname Carle is the 35,342nd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 487,201 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Carle reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 151,451st most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 2,401 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,179 people, or 1 in 86,733. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.
Carle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Carle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carle surname rose 369 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Carle surname is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Carle last name are 8.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.38% being registered to vote for the political 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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Carle Reference & Research
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