Carrier Surname
Approximately 41,615 people bear this surname
Carrier Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the carrier,' a carter. This surname barely exists in England. I do not find it in leading English directories. But it has crossed the Atlantic and is found occasionally in the States.
Willelmus Cariour, Wright, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameCarrier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,255 | 1:21,006 | 2,652 |
| Canada | 15,047 | 1:2,449 | 286 |
| France | 6,608 | 1:10,052 | 965 |
| England | 1,205 | 1:46,239 | 5,816 |
| Australia | 236 | 1:114,389 | 12,710 |
| Haiti | 235 | 1:45,463 | 2,833 |
| Brazil | 95 | 1:2,253,414 | 69,998 |
| Germany | 94 | 1:856,441 | 61,781 |
| Iran | 92 | 1:834,593 | 41,130 |
| Switzerland | 84 | 1:97,773 | 10,519 |
| Belgium | 75 | 1:153,289 | 21,368 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| Chile | 41 | 1:429,670 | 11,433 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Uruguay | 26 | 1:131,991 | 12,009 |
| Northern Ireland | 21 | 1:87,859 | 5,745 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 487 | 1:50,052 | 6,107 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,206 | 1:22,765 | 2,854 |
Carrier (63) may also be a first name.
Carrier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the carrier,' a carter. This surname barely exists in England. I do not find it in leading English directories. But it has crossed the Atlantic and is found occasionally in the States.
Willelmus Cariour, Wright, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Kerrear, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Charyer, 1379: ibid.
Richarde Cariar, 1559: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary.
1605. Married — Leonard Chapman and Margaret Carrier: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1739. — Thomas Carrier and Elizabeth Bliss: St. George, Hanover Square.
The Daily Telegraph, Jan. n, 1895, records the death of Thomas W. Carrier.
(French-Latin) Quarryman [French carrier, quarryman, Latin quadratarius, stone- squarer; ult. from Latin quadrus, square]
(French) One who worked in a quarry.
Originally a messenger.
Carrier Demographics
Average Male Carrier Height
176.05 cm
Average Female Carrier Height
163.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Carrier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carrier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Carrier (Arabic: كاريير) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Carrier click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carrier? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,432nd most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 175,118 people. Carrier is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Carrier reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 63 people.
The last name Carrier is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 17,255 people, or 1 in 21,006. In The United States Carrier is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Louisiana, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Carrier occurs in 83 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 36 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.
Carrier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Carrier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Carrier last name grew 782 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Carrier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Carrier surname are 9.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.55% being registered with the party.
The amount Carrier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 389.69% more than the national average, earning R 1,163,680 per year; in United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $41,689 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Carrier Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier in the Arabic language | ||
| كاريير | karyyr | - |
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Carrier Reference & Research
Carrier DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Carrier 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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