Carn Surname

160,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9431:384,36833,876
Australia9021:29,9294,019
France4141:160,44124,940
England3181:175,21415,952
Canada371:995,82774,831
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
India81:95,883,173728,828
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Wales51:618,90625,852
China51:273,464,31313,838
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2241:108,81910,728
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6011:83,5598,731

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Carn: (Celtic), a pile of stones, sometimes over a dead man: Carnbrea, Carnmarth, Carnaby (the farm by the Carn).

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Carn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carn (Hindi: चर्न्) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Ćarn. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carn? popularity and diffusion

Carn is the 160,614th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,685,168 people. This last name 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. It is also the 578,640th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 239 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 943 people, or 1 in 384,368. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent live and France, where 15 percent live.

Carn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 157 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Carn surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Carn last name are 3.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.54% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ćarn922/
Carne895,246/
Carin894,087/
Caren892,588/
Charn891,276/
Cairn89161/
Caryn89123/
Carnt8940/
Carén8919/
Czarn8918/
Carnì8910/
Carnd895/
Carng893/
Carhn892/
Caarn892/
Cearn891/
Carrn891/
Carnk891/
Cahrn891/
Hcarn891/
Carín891/
Scarn890/
Carnn890/
Cayrn890/
Carina804,423/
Carion803,249/
Catrin801,223/
Carrin801,060/
Charin801,017/
Scarin80558/
Charen80393/
Carren80385/
Cargin80332/
Careen80319/
Caurin80307/
Caroen80287/
Caring80248/
Charne80189/
Careng80156/
Carien80112/
Carryn80101/
Charyn8078/
Cairen8076/
Catren8051/
Caraen8042/
Carijn8042/
Carrne8020/
Ciarin807/
Cairén807/
Carent806/
Carinn805/
Carzin805/
Chearn805/
Cairne804/
Carșin804/
Caurín804/
Casrin803/
Cairin803/
Cauren802/
Caharn802/
Cairnn802/
Caremn802/
Carrén802/
Caryon802/
Caräng802/
Dcarin802/
Carisn802/
Cattrn801/
Czearn801/
Caerin801/
Carint801/
Chairn801/
Casrìn801/
Carrín801/
Carzen801/
Caruin801/
Catryn800/
Carnth800/
Carnne800/
Cearen800/
Caryhn800/
Carndt800/
Caresn800/
Karn7531,041/
Corn7510,603/
Zarn75688/
Jarn75555/
Sarn75418/
Žarn75185/
Qarn7542/
Carrion73120,122/
Charrin731,170/
Chairin73658/
Charina73376/
Chaurin73267/
Cathrin73184/
Charyna7389/
Carrijn7385/
Chauren7354/
Carroen7342/
Carrien7340/
Cauring7338/
Cathren7335/
Carenne7329/
Tscharn7329/
Carnova7327/
Catrink7327/
Charren7322/
Cautren7320/
Charion7316/
Zscharn7316/
Carring7312/
Chairen7311/
Chahryn7310/
Carinne739/
Chareen739/
Carryon738/
Tcharin736/
Czarink735/
Carrent734/
Carryna734/
Cathryn733/
Cahrgin733/
Catrinc733/
Cattren732/
Carreen732/
Cairina732/
Caitrin732/
Carriën732/
Catring732/
Chahrin732/
Ciarina732/
Carrend731/
Carrnth731/
Carngue731/
Ciareen731/
Caarion731/
Scarren731/
Caharen731/
Caireen731/
Charinn731/
Chauryn731/
Ciarion731/
Chayren731/
Carrina731/
Chearin730/
Catrinn730/
Cayrion730/
Scarrin730/
Carrgin730/
Chearen730/
Saren67360,527/
Karen67143,407/
Sarin6727,843/
Jarin6718,826/
Zarin6718,636/
Karne6710,289/
Karin678,152/
Carim673,636/
Corne673,633/
Corin671,678/
Coren671,554/
Jaren67913/
Kearn67807/
Coryn67721/
Zaren67689/
Jarne67528/
Chairina67524/
Chorn67506/
Catrinck67317/
Sarhn67239/
Cornn67237/
Sarén67237/
Karén67221/
Corhn67144/
Carem67142/
Charrion67140/
Chaurina67135/
Cauthren67107/
Kaurn67101/
Karyn6794/
Chaharyn6780/
Zahrn6777/
Žaren6765/
Qarin6764/
Kairn6761/
Žarin6759/
Cariñ6753/
Saurn6751/
Zarén6740/
Jahrn6739/
Zaryn6737/
Czaharyn6736/
Kharn6736/
Quarn6735/
Czorn6733/
Coorn6730/
Kaern6729/
Karnå6725/
Karhn6722/
Scorn6717/
Zharn6716/
Qaren6716/
Jarýn6713/
Jairn6713/
Zarne6712/
Jarhn679/
Djarn678/
Carrrion678/
Chahryna678/
Żaryn677/
Sairn677/
Zarnt676/
Cohrn676/
Jaryn676/
Corén676/
Jarén676/
Sahrn676/
Searn675/
Jarnå675/
Chauryna675/
Sarrn674/
Tcharing674/
Kahrn673/
Jearn673/
Kaarn673/
Cornk672/
Karnk672/
Cathreen672/
Cornt672/
Sayrn672/
Carinová672/
Karín672/
Zairn672/
Catrinne672/
Courn671/
Karrn671/
Karnn671/
Carinova671/
Charreen671/
Jarng671/
Jaarn671/
Zarhn671/
Cárin671/
Cáren671/
Cathring671/
Jarín671/
Zaarn671/
Qarne671/
Tchargne671/
Carinnne671/
Chaurion671/
Chaharin671/
Carñe671/
Corng671/
Cornd671/
Jarrn671/
Zajrn671/
Zarnh671/
Carrynne671/
Hqarn671/
Hzarn671/
Corrn670/
Jarnt670/
Zaurn670/
Cauttren670/
Cuirn670/
Carrehen670/
Cathrenn670/

Carn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carn in the Hindi language
चर्न्carn-

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