Carrión Surname
Approximately 996 people bear this surname
Carrión Surname Definition:
One who came from Carrión (brushwood, town), the name of several places in Spain.
Found in Asturias and Santander. Name of villages near Palencia, Cuidad Real, and Seville. Of unknown etymology.
This is the augmentative of the Basque word "garro" meaning a place full of brambles.
Read More About This SurnameCarrión Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 426 | 1:109,747 | 8,737 |
| Puerto Rico | 205 | 1:17,318 | 662 |
| Mexico | 78 | 1:1,591,362 | 16,746 |
| Panama | 43 | 1:90,983 | 3,586 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| Peru | 30 | 1:1,059,471 | 19,489 |
| Ecuador | 25 | 1:636,234 | 11,898 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 20 | 1:2,388,704 | 13,197 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Bolivia | 13 | 1:816,649 | 4,594 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Carrion (120,122), Carriòn (26), Carríon (1), Çarrion (1) & Cárrion (1) are calculated separately.
Carrión Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Carrión (brushwood, town), the name of several places in Spain.
Found in Asturias and Santander. Name of villages near Palencia, Cuidad Real, and Seville. Of unknown etymology.
This is the augmentative of the Basque word "garro" meaning a place full of brambles.
Castilian family descended from Knight Alonso Carreño distinguished in conquest of villa de Carrión de los Condes.
See Carreón.
User-submitted Reference
(Spanish) Habitational name from a place of this name in the Spanish province of Ciudad Real, or from Carrión de los Céspedes in Seville, or Carrión de los Condes in Palencia.
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Where Does The Last Name Carrión Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Carrión is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Carrion, Carriòn, Carríon, Çarrion or Cárrion. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carrión? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 362,813th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,316,813 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Carrión reside; 43 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 426 people, or 1 in 109,747. In Spain it is most numerous in: Andalusia, where 23 percent live, Madrid, where 22 percent live and Valencian Community, where 17 percent live. Excluding Spain Carrión occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Puerto Rico, where 21 percent live and Mexico, where 8 percent live.
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