Carruth Surname

79,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Carruth Surname Definition:

Of local origin from the lands of Carruth in the parish of Kilmalcolm (in 1359 Carreth), Renfrewshire. The surname is mainly confined to the shire. Alexander Corruich (ch error for th) witness in Renfrewshire, 1575 (Laing, 916). Jean Carruth was charged with attending conventicles in Dairy, 1686 (RPC.

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Carruth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5961:64,7717,569
Scotland1561:34,3193,374
England1271:438,72529,288
Australia591:457,55435,515
Canada561:657,95753,499
Ireland501:94,1795,191
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1691:22,1492,118
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5461:91,9769,439

Carruth (42) may also be a first name.

Carruth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from the lands of Carruth in the parish of Kilmalcolm (in 1359 Carreth), Renfrewshire. The surname is mainly confined to the shire. Alexander Corruich (ch error for th) witness in Renfrewshire, 1575 (Laing, 916). Jean Carruth was charged with attending conventicles in Dairy, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 355), Several persons named Corruith were burgesses of Dumbarton in seventeenth century (RDB.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Carruth Last Name Facts

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

Carruth is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Carruth.

How Common Is The Last Name Carruth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 79,756th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,191,944 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Carruth live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Carruth is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 42 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,596 people, or 1 in 64,771. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Georgia, where 13 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Carruth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carruth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 1,270 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 161 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Carruth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Carruth surname is primarily Presbyterian (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Carruth surname are 15.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Carruth earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $42,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $50,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carrouth93145/
Carruthe931/
Carrauth931/
Carrutth930/
Caruth921,721/
Carrut9284/
Cayruth8691/
Carouth8651/
Corruth868/
Carrutt865/
Carraut865/
Caruhth863/
Karruth862/
Carrute861/
Carusth861/
Careuth860/
Caruthe860/
Carut83143/
Corrouth802/
Carrot771,592/
Karuth7747/
Coruth7717/
Carute7712/
Karrut7710/
Caraut772/
Carrouste751/
Karrout711,046/
Carraud71562/
Carrott71524/
Kerruth7111/
Corrute712/
Caraute711/
Karouth711/
Kairuth711/
Carooth710/
Carutte710/
Caruste710/
Carot67888/
Karut67487/
Corut67170/
Kharouth6792/
Carud6714/
Karroute679/
Qarut675/
Cargouët675/
Coorouth672/
Caroutte671/
Carhautt670/

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