Carlington Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Carlington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carlington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Bermuda461:1,419226
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Carlington (867) may also be a first name.

Carlington Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Carlington Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Carlington is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carlington? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,133,308th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Carlington is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Carlington are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Carlington is also the 276,394th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 867 people.

Carlington is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 3,020,491. In The United States Carlington is most common in: Michigan, where 46 percent live, Washington, where 14 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Bermuda, where 22 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Carlington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carlington has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 750 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carlington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Carlington surname are 24.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Carlington earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $42,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.87% more than the national average, earning $63,531 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carlington
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