Carn Surname
Approximately 2,714 people bear this surname
Carn Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to Carn or Carne = a Cairn [Cornish, Welsh, Gaelic Irish carn, a cairn] This is chiefly a Cornish surname.
Carn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 943 | 1:384,368 | 33,876 |
| Australia | 902 | 1:29,929 | 4,019 |
| France | 414 | 1:160,441 | 24,940 |
| England | 318 | 1:175,214 | 15,952 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 224 | 1:108,819 | 10,728 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 601 | 1:83,559 | 8,731 |
The alternate forms: Ćarn (2) are calculated separately.
Carn (239) may also be a first name.
Carn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) belonging to Carn or Carne = a Cairn [Cornish, Welsh, Gaelic Irish carn, a cairn] This is chiefly a Cornish surname.
Carn: (Celtic), a pile of stones, sometimes over a dead man: Carnbrea, Carnmarth, Carnaby (the farm by the Carn).
Carn Demographics
Carn Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Carn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Carn (Hindi: चर्न्) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ćarn. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Carn? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 160,614th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,685,168 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Carn reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Carn is also the 578,640th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 239 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 943 people, or 1 in 384,368. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 33 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.
Carn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Carn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carn last name expanded 157 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Carn last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Carn surname are 3.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.54% registered with the party.
The amount Carn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $42,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.09% more than the national average, earning $61,155 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Carn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Carn in the Hindi language | ||
| चर्न् | carn | - |
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Footnotes
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