Carlow Surname

213,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Carlow Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Carlow = the Quad­ruple Lake [Irish Cetherloch—cether, four; loch, lake]

Carlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2061:300,54627,714
Australia2501:107,98312,061
England1681:331,65524,447
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Scotland361:148,7178,826
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110
Scotland611:61,3643,851
Wales31:522,80514,314
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:221,22818,802

Carlow (53) may also be a first name.

Carlow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Carlow = the Quad­ruple Lake [Irish Cetherloch—cether, four; loch, lake]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Carlowrie (speaking rock), in Scotland.

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

Carlow Last Name Facts

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

Carlow occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carlow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 213,360th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,775,931 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Carlow live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 53 people.

Carlow is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,206 people, or 1 in 300,546. In The United States Carlow is most common in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent reside, Maine, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Carlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carlow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 21 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 152 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carlow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Carlow last name are 11.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.4% registered with the political party.

The amount Carlow earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.35% less than the national average, earning R 153,636 per year; in United States they earn 12.6% more than the national average, earning $48,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% less than the national average, earning $48,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charlow92451/
Carlowe9241/
Carllow921/
Carlaw83781/
Karlow83148/
Zarlow8323/
Carlov8317/
Carlob832/
Corlow832/
Carłow831/
Carrillow804/
Carloff77128/
Carlova7729/
Karlowa7714/
Charlov7712/
Charlof777/
Charlaw774/
Carlofs770/
Carleof770/
Charloff7194/
Carlhoff7126/
Charlova718/
Carlophe711/
Karlhowe711/
Karlov677,193/
Kerlow6742/
Karlof6714/
Karłow6711/
Karlob673/
Karlów671/

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