Carrothers Surname
Approximately 1,783 people bear this surname
Carrothers Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to Carruthers (Dumfries), 14th cent. Caer Ruther = the Stronghold of Ruther [Welsh caer = Gaelic cathair, a stronghold, fort]
Carrothers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,207 | 1:300,297 | 27,699 |
| Canada | 447 | 1:82,429 | 9,185 |
| Northern Ireland | 61 | 1:30,246 | 3,146 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 117 | 1:37,862 | 3,515 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 195 | 1:257,532 | 21,220 |
Carrothers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) belonging to Carruthers (Dumfries), 14th cent. Caer Ruther = the Stronghold of Ruther [Welsh caer = Gaelic cathair, a stronghold, fort]
The family are descended from William Carruthers of Howmains in Annandale, temp. David II.
Carrothers Demographics
Carrothers Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Carrothers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carrothers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Carrothers occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Carrothers? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 227,494th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,087,238 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Carrothers reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,207 people, or 1 in 300,297. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent are found.
Carrothers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Carrothers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carrothers surname grew 619 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 371 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Carrothers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (44%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Carrothers surname are 17.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.75% registered with the political party.
The amount Carrothers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $46,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning $50,684 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carothers | 95 | 7,515 | / |
| Carrouthers | 95 | 27 | / |
| Carruthers | 90 | 23,350 | / |
| Carouthers | 90 | 398 | / |
| Carrethers | 90 | 237 | / |
| Corrothers | 90 | 173 | / |
| Carrathers | 90 | 35 | / |
| Carrothors | 90 | 2 | / |
| Caarothers | 90 | 1 | / |
| Caruothers | 90 | 1 | / |
| Catrothers | 90 | 1 | / |
| Carotheers | 90 | 0 | / |
| Carrauthers | 86 | 35 | / |
| Carrruthers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Carreuthers | 86 | 1 | / |
| Carrutherss | 86 | 1 | / |
| Carrutthers | 86 | 1 | / |
| Corrouthers | 86 | 0 | / |
| Charruthers | 86 | 0 | / |
| Caruthers | 84 | 5,654 | / |
| Carathers | 84 | 267 | / |
| Carethers | 84 | 217 | / |
| Corothers | 84 | 172 | / |
| Carruters | 84 | 2 | / |
| Carreters | 84 | 1 | / |
| Carruchthers | 82 | 6 | / |
| Corouthers | 80 | 75 | / |
| Correthers | 80 | 58 | / |
| Corruthers | 80 | 56 | / |
| Corrathers | 80 | 4 | / |
| Careuthers | 80 | 3 | / |
| Carutherss | 80 | 2 | / |
| Corothiers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carutherrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cairuthers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carauthers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carrutters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carrethirs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karruthers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carrutgers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Carruthirs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Carruthersová | 78 | 5 | / |
| Caruters | 78 | 1 | / |
| Courrathers | 76 | 1 | / |
| Cathruthers | 76 | 0 | / |
| Corrauthers | 76 | 0 | / |
| Corathers | 74 | 227 | / |
| Corethers | 74 | 40 | / |
| Coruthers | 74 | 37 | / |
| Karuthers | 74 | 2 | / |
| Karouters | 74 | 1 | / |
| Caruhters | 74 | 1 | / |
| Carethars | 74 | 1 | / |
| Caratherx | 74 | 1 | / |
| Caruthirs | 74 | 0 | / |
| Karethers | 74 | 0 | / |
| Carottars | 74 | 0 | / |
| Caretters | 74 | 0 | / |
| Kerrethers | 70 | 4 | / |
| Coraathers | 70 | 1 | / |
| Coratheers | 70 | 0 | / |
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