Carlisle Surname

15,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Carlisle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carlisle,' the county town of Cumberland. The surname crossed the Border, the spelling undergoing slight changes. Still it is easy to see that Thomas Carlyle was born and brought up not very far from the city whence his ancestors originally sprang.

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Carlisle Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,0041:12,9431,615
England2,9821:18,6852,677
Australia1,3821:19,5342,710
Northern Ireland1,0121:1,823380
Canada8201:44,9345,535
South Africa2711:199,91821,433
Scotland1871:28,6303,007
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
Wales1341:23,0942,450
Antigua and Barbuda411:2,419382
France371:1,795,209158,669
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
India211:36,526,923420,161
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway71:734,61250,907
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominica41:18,973529
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Palau11:21,643223
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montserrat11:4,947471
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8231:5,383896
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3781:17,6892,561
Scotland1991:18,8101,925
Wales101:156,8426,008
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0411:12,4271,611

Carlisle (2,479) may also be a first name.

Carlisle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carlisle,' the county town of Cumberland. The surname crossed the Border, the spelling undergoing slight changes. Still it is easy to see that Thomas Carlyle was born and brought up not very far from the city whence his ancestors originally sprang.

Nicholas de Carliolo, aurifaber, 4 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Thomas de Carlell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Karleyll, osllr, 1379: ibid.

Walterus de Carlhill, 1379: ibid.

1547. Hugh Karlyle and Christian Saunders: Marriage Lic. (London).

1556. Baptised — Hellen, d. John Carleill: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1598. Robert Jenkinson and Margaret Carleill: Marriage Lic. (London).

1608. Richard Moorer and Bridget Carliell: ibid.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From Carlisle in Cumberland. The first of the name who appears in Scotland is Odard de Carlyle, who witnessed a charter by Uchtred, son of Fergus, lord of Galloway, to the Hospital of St. Peter at York between 1158—64 (Bain, I, p. 422). He appears to have also held the land of Hoddam as he is described as Odard de Hodelme (cf Hoddam). Evdone de Karleolo or Eudo de Karliol, c. 1207, was witness to a charter by Eustace de Vescy of 20l. per annum out of the mill of Sprouiston to the Abbey of Kelso (Kelso, 208). Robert of Carlyle or of Hodelm, as he is chiefly styled, refers to himself in a plea dated 1199 as being 60 or more years of age (Bain, I, 280). His son, Adam of Carlyle is the first of the name whose connection with Scotland is clearly established (ibid., 2660 and elsewhere in the volume). To Adam de Carleolo the lands of Kynemund were granted by William de Brus who died in 1215 (Annandale, I, p. 2; Bain, I, 606). Sir William de Carlyle, knight, had charter of a piece of land in Newby, after 1271 (Annandale, I, p. 8). Gilberd de of Dumfriesshire rendered homage, 1296. His seal bears a lion, rampant, and S' Gilb' de Kadiolo (Bain, II, p. 210,531). Beatrice de Karlele of Dumfriesshire also rendered homage, 1296 (ibid., p. 203). William of Carlile was one of the conservators of the truce between Scotland and England, 1451 (Bain, IV, 1239). Thomas Carlyle (1795—1881) is perhaps the greatest of the name known. Acairhyll 1577, Cairlell 1635, Carleil 1368, Carleill 1631, Carlele 1592, Carlyll 1682, Carrell 1684.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) belonging to Carlisle, the Old Brit. Caer-luel [Welsh caer, a fort; the second element being apparently a corruption form of the Roman Luguvallum = the wall-tower—Celtl lug, a tower; Latin vall-um, a wall] .... When Eden as to win Her grace in Carlil’s sight, the court of all her state, And Cumberland’s chief town. ...—Drayton, Polyolbion, Song xxx. 284-6.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

V. Carlile.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Roman Luguvallum prob. means ‘Bright or Shining Wall’ [from the early form of Welsh llug, bright, &c. (cp. Lyons3) + Latin vall-um (uall-um), a wall]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Roman Luguvallum prob. means ‘Bright or Shining Wall’

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Carlisle (wall of the god Lugus), in Cumberland.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The city in Cumberland.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Carlisle Demographics

Average Carlisle Salary in
United States

$42,416 USD

Per year
Rank:
672,009 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00786547
Rank: 1,556 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
98.3%
Sample size: 15,815 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Carlisle Last Name Facts

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

Carlisle is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Carlisle.

How Common Is The Last Name Carlisle? popularity and diffusion

Carlisle is the 15,764th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 206,090 people. The surname Carlisle occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Carlisle reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 148,339th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 2,479 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 28,004 people, or 1 in 12,943. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Alabama, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Carlisle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carlisle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 693 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Carlisle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Carlisle last name is primarily Presbyterian (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States Carlisle are 14.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Carlisle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.92% more than the national average, earning 480,761 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71% more than the national average, earning R 406,356 per year; in United States they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $42,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $51,718 CAD per year.

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