View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Carten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Carten is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Cartén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Carten is the 413,768^th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Carten reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Carten is also the 1,662,754^th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 38 people.

The surname Carten is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 840,972. In The United States Carten is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 19 percent are found, Michigan, where 11 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Carten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Carten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 232 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carten Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Carten surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Carten earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $48,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $48,790 CAD per year.