Carston Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Carston Surname Definition:

From the Frisian, Karsten; from the Danish, Carsten; from the German, Kasten; from the Dutch, Karsten; personal name (from Christian).

Carston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
New Zealand1441:31,4475,459
Canada431:856,87466,382
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Carston (157) may also be a first name.

Carston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Frisian, Karsten; from the Danish, Carsten; from the German, Kasten; from the Dutch, Karsten; personal name (from Christian).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Carston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carston is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 591,720th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. Carston is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Carston are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 732,696th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 157 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 1,184,506. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 17 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Carston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carston last name expanded 397 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 76 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Carston are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Carston earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.77% more than the national average, earning $56,026 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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