Carrack Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Carrack Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the word carraca, a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th to 15th centuries in Europe, mainly Portugal. Evolved from the single-masted cog, the carrack was first used for European trade from the Mediterranean to the Baltic and quickly found use with the newly found wealth of the trans-Atlantic trade between Europe, Africa and then the Americas.

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Carrack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:586,50635,379
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Carrack Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the word carraca, a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th to 15th centuries in Europe, mainly Portugal. Evolved from the single-masted cog, the carrack was first used for European trade from the Mediterranean to the Baltic and quickly found use with the newly found wealth of the trans-Atlantic trade between Europe, Africa and then the Americas. In their most advanced forms, they were used by the Portuguese for trade between Europe and Asia starting in the late 15th century, before eventually being superseded in the 17th century by the galleon, introduced in the 16th century.

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Carrack Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carrack occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carrack? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Carrack reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Carrack is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 586,506. In England Carrack is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 63 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 7 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Carrack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carrack has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Carrack surname grew 134 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carrack Last Name Statistics demography

Carrack earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.49% less than the national average, earning R 219,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carrak9212/
Carrac920/
Carack920/
Carrock8642/
Carrasc8610/
Carrask866/
Karrack862/
Caraack862/
Carasck861/
Catrack861/
Corrack860/
Carac83772/
Carak8343/
Carrascp805/
Caharack802/
Carradke801/
Carakh77763/
Cayrac77206/
Careac77124/
Karrak7764/
Corack7745/
Caurak7743/
Carake7742/
Cairac7738/
Karack777/
Corrac772/
Cayrak772/
Carrok772/
Carrag771/
Caracs771/
Caurac771/
Carrax771/
Caraic770/
Karacık71888/
Carraux71172/
Caireac71138/
Kharrak7126/
Carraig7117/
Karrock7116/
Corrock7110/
Carakhe719/
Karasck719/
Karrask718/
Korrack718/
Catract713/
Casrock713/
Karacke712/
Kairack711/
Correac711/
Cahracs711/
Carocke711/
Carrasq711/
Katrack711/
Coracks710/
Karak6737,377/
Carag677,641/
Karac67631/
Corak67521/
Caroc67233/
Corac6748/
Carax6727/
Carok675/
Carrague675/
Qarak672/
Karraukh671/
Caracova671/
Corzrock671/

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