Caron Surname
Approximately 109,807 people bear this surname
Caron Surname Definition:
(English, French) One who came from Cairon, the name of two places in France; one who made and sold wheels, a wheelwright.
Read More About This SurnameCaron Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 49,073 | 1:1,354 | 69 |
| Canada | 34,899 | 1:1,056 | 63 |
| United States | 16,825 | 1:21,543 | 2,718 |
| Brazil | 2,760 | 1:77,563 | 2,902 |
| Italy | 1,226 | 1:49,883 | 8,971 |
| Belgium | 1,167 | 1:9,851 | 1,405 |
| Philippines | 764 | 1:132,511 | 22,539 |
| Netherlands | 527 | 1:32,044 | 5,328 |
| Argentina | 463 | 1:92,318 | 7,784 |
| Germany | 306 | 1:263,090 | 28,132 |
| England | 243 | 1:229,292 | 19,121 |
| Israel | 237 | 1:36,108 | 5,008 |
| Dominican Republic | 193 | 1:54,057 | 2,726 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Switzerland | 131 | 1:62,694 | 7,743 |
| Spain | 101 | 1:462,891 | 23,948 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| Cuba | 59 | 1:195,300 | 4,188 |
| Ireland | 55 | 1:85,617 | 4,914 |
| French Polynesia | 55 | 1:5,106 | 1,145 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Luxembourg | 41 | 1:14,160 | 3,053 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Colombia | 19 | 1:2,514,425 | 13,479 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Honduras | 13 | 1:678,188 | 3,875 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1:4,118 | 434 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 38 | 1:116,575 | 6,975 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 68 | 1:358,461 | 22,559 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 463 | 1:108,464 | 10,843 |
The alternate forms: Carón (9) are calculated separately.
Caron (15,579) may also be a first name.
Caron Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, French) One who came from Cairon, the name of two places in France; one who made and sold wheels, a wheelwright.
User-submitted Reference
Charron is a French word that means 'wheelwright'. This job consists of producing, repairing and maintaining vehicles. This job does not exists anymore because vehicles that wheelwrights laboured on are not used anymore. They were replaced by motorized vehicles.
- lechatrondComes from the word, charron, pronounced, caron, in Picardy, which means 'wheelwright' in French.
- vikthorioCaron Demographics
Average Caron Salary in
United States
$44,491 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Caron Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caron Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Caron (Arabic: كارون, Marathi: करोन) is found most frequently in France. It can be found as a variant: Carón. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caron? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,165th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,367 people. The surname Caron is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Caron reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 45,193rd most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 15,579 people.
The surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 49,073 people, or 1 in 1,354. In France Caron is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 46 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Normandy, where 8 percent are found. Beside France it occurs in 90 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Caron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Caron has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caron last name grew 3,634 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 357 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 145 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Caron Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Caron surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Caron surname are 5.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.8% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Caron earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 117.77% more than the national average, earning €65,397 per year; in Peru they earn 338.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 84,985 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.59% more than the national average, earning R 381,612 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning $26,304,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $44,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.46% less than the national average, earning $42,004 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Caron Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Caron in the Marathi language | ||
| करोन | karona | - |
| Caron in the Arabic language | ||
| كارون | karwn | - |
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Caron Reference & Research
Caron d'Amérique - Organisation des Caron d'Amérique.
Caron DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Caron 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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