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 Carrier Salary in
United States
$43,069 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Carrier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carrier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Carrier (Arabic: كاريير) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Carrier? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 13,432nd most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 175,118 people. Carrier is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Carrier live; 76 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 63 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 17,255 people, or 1 in 21,006. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, Louisiana, where 7 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 83 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 36 percent are found and France, where 16 percent are found.
Carrier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Carrier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carrier last name rose 782 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Carrier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Carrier surname is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Carrier surname are 9.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.55% registered to vote for 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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