Carnell Surname

76,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Carnell Surname Definition:

May be a local name ending in well, with the W suppressed. There was however a bird so called, (see English Surn.)-apparently a kind of lark. See Halliw. in voc. Calander.

Carnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2561:111,32012,100
England1,7561:31,7304,226
Australia6341:42,5805,422
Canada2911:126,61713,224
Wales1481:20,9092,227
South Africa831:652,74348,091
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
France131:5,109,440259,941
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8981:27,1443,702
Wales71:224,0598,079
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4671:107,53510,760

Carnell (3,406) may also be a first name.

Carnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

May be a local name ending in well, with the W suppressed. There was however a bird so called, (see English Surn.)-apparently a kind of lark. See Halliw. in voc. Calander.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Carnhell in Gwinear; from carn-hel, -hale, the rocky river, or the rocky moor.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Carnelles, near Evreux. Geoffry and Odo de Carneilles were of Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Gilbert de C., about 1170, witnessed the charter of Hinkley Abbey, Leicester (Mon. i. 604). Ralph de C. was a benefactor of Studley Priory, Warwick (Mon. ii.). This family is armorially identified with that of Charnell. It was usually styled Charnel, or Charnels, in England.

The Norman People (1874)

Carnell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carnell occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carnell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 76,921st most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,144,761 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Carnell live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 122,001st most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,406 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3,256 people, or 1 in 111,320. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 7 percent live, Tennessee, where 6 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Carnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carnell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Carnell surname increased 697 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Carnell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Carnell surname is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Carnell are 13.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Carnell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.35% more than the national average, earning R 376,308 per year; in United States they earn 4.9% less than the national average, earning $41,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning $50,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charnell93321/
Carniell9325/
Scarnell9314/
Cargnell931/
Carrnell931/
Carnnell931/
Carnelll930/
Cearnell930/
Carnel92719/
D'Carnell881/
Scairnell880/
Cornell8638,235/
Carniel867,674/
Cargnel86702/
Carnill86200/
Karnell86199/
Charnel86192/
Jarnell86111/
Carnehl8661/
Sarnell8644/
Cearnel8637/
Cairnel864/
Zarnell862/
Czarnel861/
Carnelt861/
Carnuel860/
Carneel860/
Corniell80865/
Cornnell8098/
Corgnell8043/
Jaurnell8017/
Cornaell806/
Chornell804/
Czarniel802/
Cosrnell801/
Hcornell801/
Cornuell801/
Corrnell801/
Cournell800/
Carnniel800/
Cornel7713,782/
Karnel77371/
Sarnel7771/
Jarnel7742/
Zarnel778/
Carñel776/
Carnil774/
Charnl771/
Cornll770/
Cornneell750/
Cornniell750/
Corniel716,128/
Cornuel71614/
Cornehl71584/
Kernell71485/
Kornell71394/
Sarneel71263/
Carniol71114/
Corneel7140/
Karniel7120/
Kärnell7120/
Karnuel719/
Karnnel717/
Körnell716/
Coornel714/
Karneel713/
Karnehl713/
Cornnel713/
Cornill712/
Corrnel712/
Kaernel711/
Zarneel711/
Cairnil711/
Djarnel711/
Tscharniel711/
Sornell711/
Kearnel711/
Sarniel711/
Jornell711/
Cournel711/
Cornoel711/
Corenll710/
Chornel710/
Zarniel710/
Cornelt710/
Cornnll710/
Journell67350/
Cornegli672/
Kernnell671/
Karnnuel671/
Karnl671/

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Carnell Reference & Research

Carney DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Carney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Cornwell Y-DNA Study FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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