Carruther Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Carruther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carruther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Carruther Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carruther occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carruther? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Carruther reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Carruther is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alabama, where 16 percent live, Georgia, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States Carruther occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Carruther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carruther has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carruther last name rose 317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carruther Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Carruther last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Carruther surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Carruther earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carruther
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