Carrillo Surname

749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Carrillo Surname Definition:

One with an unusual or prominent cheek.

Of uncertain origin. At one time meant "quijada" - cheek.

Of German origin, it passed into Castile, Burgos, Navarre, Aragon, and Andalusia. Derived from latin "carro" - a small cart with two wheels.

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Carrillo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico286,3851:43364
Colombia76,0471:628123
United States73,9481:4,902542
Venezuela56,1001:538104
Guatemala45,7891:35159
Spain40,2141:1,163121
Peru26,4071:1,204182
Ecuador19,6611:809132
Chile18,0091:978215
Bolivia10,8771:976208
Costa Rica9,2881:515135
El Salvador7,9611:797159
Argentina7,4451:5,741610
Puerto Rico6,0721:585105
Cuba6,0361:1,909290
Nicaragua3,9801:1,513282
Philippines3,7041:27,3323,788
Honduras2,7371:3,221399
Panama2,6351:1,485249
France1,7031:39,0034,855
Paraguay1,5571:4,648408
Belize9631:36959
Brazil8861:241,6199,325
Italy8371:73,06712,877
Canada5181:71,1308,121
Dominican Republic5081:20,5371,355
England2071:269,16921,240
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1391:194,21419,182
Switzerland1211:67,8758,194
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
Uruguay581:59,1686,414
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Andorra521:1,612293
United States Virgin Islands351:3,154532
Trinidad and Tobago231:59,3034,842
Aruba181:5,749789
Belgium171:676,27358,718
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Israel131:658,28045,106
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Austria101:851,54467,454
China101:136,732,1577,199
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guam81:20,0153,029
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Palau11:21,643223
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:201,68117,505

The alternate forms: Cärrillo (1) are calculated separately.

Carrillo (613) may also be a first name.

Carrillo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One with an unusual or prominent cheek.

Of uncertain origin. At one time meant "quijada" - cheek.

Of German origin, it passed into Castile, Burgos, Navarre, Aragon, and Andalusia. Derived from latin "carro" - a small cart with two wheels.

Castilian name from Tordomar, political division of Lerma (Burgos).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Carrillo means 'cheek' in Spanish, especially its central and most fleshy part.

- noseyboy

Carrillo Last Name Facts

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

Carrillo is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Cärrillo. For other potential spellings of Carrillo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carrillo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 749th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,239 people. The last name Carrillo is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Carrillo reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 337,379th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 613 people.

The surname Carrillo is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 286,385 people, or 1 in 433. In Mexico Carrillo is most prevalent in: Jalisco, where 11 percent reside, México, where 10 percent reside and Mexico City, where 7 percent reside. Barring Mexico it is found in 103 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Carrillo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carrillo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Carrillo last name rose 29,698 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carrillo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Carrillo last name are 42.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carrillo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 42.72% less than the national average, earning €17,200 per year; in Norway they earn 41.03% less than the national average, earning 204,095 kr per year; in Peru they earn 14.71% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,237 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.36% less than the national average, earning $21,031,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.67% less than the national average, earning $36,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning $43,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cärrillo961/
Carrillos941,473/
Carriello94321/
Carrilllo94113/
Carrillio9452/
Carrrillo9430/
Scarrillo9424/
Carriollo9412/
Carrilloi944/
Charrillo942/
Carrillho942/
Carrilloo942/
Carrijllo941/
Ccarrillo941/
Casrrillo941/
Carrillot941/
Carillo9332,738/
Carrllo9320/
Carrilllos891/
Cariello883,496/
Zarrillo882,118/
Carrello88323/
Corrillo88199/
Scarillo8882/
Carillio8869/
Catrillo8848/
Carrilla8829/
Carillos8826/
Charillo8818/
Jarrillo8817/
Casrillo8816/
Karrillo8813/
Carillot8811/
Carilllo8811/
Sarrillo884/
Cairillo883/
Cargillo882/
Carilloo882/
Carzillo882/
Carryllo881/
Cariollo881/
Cairrllo881/
Caarillo881/
Ciarillo881/
Caurillo881/
Carllo8629/
Carrlo861/
Zarriello82495/
Carrillat82178/
Jarrillot8218/
Carrillas825/
Ciariello824/
Corrillio822/
Caurillio821/
Scarrello821/
Chorrillo821/
Catrillos821/
Carrellio821/
Carrellot821/
Cairrello821/
Carrillah820/
Jarillo806,720/
Carello802,272/
Carilla801,980/
Corillo80542/
Sarillo80345/
Zarillo80171/
Carllos8024/
Carrlos8010/
Karillo804/
Carrloo801/
Corrllo801/
Zarrllo801/
Charllo801/
Carllot801/
Carlo7714,711/
Carrella751,566/
Carillas75993/
Scarello75396/
Charello75314/
Zorrillo75163/
Cairello75126/
Jarillot75115/
Sorrillo75103/
Zarrello7592/
Corrello7592/
Zariello7580/
Ciarello7554/
Carellos7538/
Jorrillo7533/
Carzello7526/
Carillat7518/
Corrilla7514/
Zarrilla758/
Sarrello757/
Scarilla757/
Chorillo755/
Karrello754/
Caraello753/
Cariella753/
Carellio753/
Sgarillo753/
Sariello752/
Ccorillo752/
Casrello751/
Catrilla751/
Cargilla751/
Caroello751/
Charilla751/
Coriello751/
Cosrillo751/
Cariolla751/
Carllios751/
Jaurillo751/
Sarrilla751/
Sarillio751/
Ccarello751/
Corillos751/
Coruillo751/
Quarillo750/
Carlos71335,406/
Carlot712,833/
Ciarlo712,761/
Carleo712,500/
Charlo71910/
Carloy71204/
Carloz71125/
Carlod71114/
Carloo7199/
Scarrella7174/
Carrellas7150/
Carlio7126/
Carloh7126/
Dcarlo7123/
Karllo7120/
Carlou7114/
Carlla7113/
Carlho718/
Carloa717/
Chairello716/
Khayrillo716/
Carillias716/
Sarriella712/
Carloi712/
Quarrello711/
Carrellia711/
Ccorrilla711/
Jarllo711/
Carlop711/
Jarrillas711/
Zorrillos711/
Cairlo710/
Sarllo710/
Carella6710,717/
Corilla673,012/
Jarilla671,598/
Sarilla671,448/
Jorillo671,237/
Sorillo671,083/
Carloss67502/
Carlioz67334/
Corello67206/
Charlou67201/
Zarilla67135/
Carlott6785/
Charlla6774/
Carleos6754/
Zorillo6729/
Karilla6728/
Zarello6724/
Carlotz6718/
Carloux6718/
D'Carlo6717/
Carlous6714/
Sarello6712/
Karello6711/
Carlosh677/
Carloos676/
Carlo's675/
Giarllo672/
Carloch672/
Carlhos672/
Carlosz672/
Charlho672/
Carlios671/
Carlost671/
Charloo671/
Ciarloo671/
Carlois671/
Charlyo671/
Korillo671/
Charloy671/
Jarello671/
Sairllo671/
Charloi671/
Charluo671/
Casrlos671/
Corrlos671/
Tcharlo671/
Cairelo671/
Charlio671/
Charloh671/
Cottrillos670/
Carloys670/

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Carrillo Reference & Research

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