Carlin Surname
Approximately 37,860 people bear this surname
Carlin Surname Definition:
For the Irish Carolan, q.v. (hardly the N.Eng. and Scot. carlin(e, ‘old woman,’ ‘witch,’ from Teutonic karl, ‘churl.’)
Carlin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,858 | 1:21,501 | 2,712 |
| England | 3,331 | 1:16,727 | 2,424 |
| Mexico | 3,147 | 1:39,443 | 2,259 |
| Italy | 2,072 | 1:29,516 | 5,277 |
| Australia | 1,761 | 1:15,330 | 2,177 |
| France | 1,636 | 1:40,601 | 5,069 |
| Brazil | 1,582 | 1:135,319 | 5,168 |
| Scotland | 1,513 | 1:3,539 | 620 |
| Peru | 1,436 | 1:22,134 | 2,501 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,414 | 1:1,305 | 270 |
| Canada | 592 | 1:62,239 | 7,276 |
| Ireland | 417 | 1:11,292 | 1,425 |
| Ecuador | 355 | 1:44,805 | 4,508 |
| Spain | 257 | 1:181,915 | 12,797 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Sweden | 151 | 1:65,210 | 4,983 |
| Argentina | 126 | 1:339,233 | 26,703 |
| Germany | 121 | 1:665,334 | 51,734 |
| Philippines | 108 | 1:937,391 | 83,277 |
| South Africa | 99 | 1:547,250 | 43,124 |
| Indonesia | 79 | 1:1,674,040 | 109,461 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Switzerland | 70 | 1:117,327 | 12,009 |
| Austria | 69 | 1:123,412 | 17,157 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| Venezuela | 39 | 1:774,464 | 12,743 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Gibraltar | 22 | 1:1,543 | 353 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Haiti | 6 | 1:1,780,651 | 14,597 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 727 | 1:6,093 | 981 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 863 | 1:28,245 | 3,826 |
| Scotland | 662 | 1:5,654 | 835 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,795 | 1:13,233 | 1,700 |
The alternate forms: Carlín (16) & Carlìn (1) are calculated separately.
Carlin (6,733) may also be a first name.
Carlin 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.’)
This is a form of Carolan (q.v.) often used in Tyrone and neighbouring counties. SIF 29*
(Italian, French) Descendant of Caireallan; descendant of little Carl (man).
Carlin Demographics
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Carlin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carlin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Carlin (Arabic: كرلين) occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Carlín or Carlìn. For other possible spellings of Carlin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carlin? popularity and diffusion
Carlin is the 14,717th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 192,487 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Carlin reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 79,590th most widely held first name in the world, held by 6,733 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 16,858 people, or 1 in 21,501. In The United States Carlin is mostly concentrated in: California, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Carlin is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Mexico, where 8 percent reside.
Carlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Carlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carlin last name rose 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 386 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 43 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carlin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States Carlin are 34.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Carlin earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 37.95% more than the national average, earning €41,426 per year; in Norway they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning 360,059 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,881 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.44% more than the national average, earning R 348,000 per year; in United States they earn 12.11% more than the national average, earning $48,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $53,102 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Carlin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Carlin in the Arabic language | ||
| كرلين | krlyn | - |
| كارلن | karln | - |
| كارلين | karlyn | - |
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