Carolton Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

Carolton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carolton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Carolton (97) may also be a first name.

Carolton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carolton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Carolton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carolton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Carolton reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 962,660th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 97 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 38 percent live, Arizona, where 9 percent live and Arkansas, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Carolton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carolton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carolton surname increased 131 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carolton Last Name Statistics demography

Carolton earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.16% less than the national average, earning $19,348 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carrolton9417/
Carollton942/
Charolton941/
Carrollton8952/
Carroltton890/
Caralton880/
Charalton820/
Karrollton781/
Carrallton780/
Coralton750/
Karaltan638/
Karaaltun5943/
Koraltan50386/
Korultan5028/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carolton
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