Caruso Surname

4,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Caruso Surname Definition:

(Italian) One with shorn or close-cut hair; one who worked in the sulphur pits.

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Caruso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy62,2441:98325
United States29,1931:12,4161,542
Argentina6,2271:6,864687
Brazil3,6931:57,9682,180
Australia2,6381:10,2331,520
France2,4131:27,5273,334
Canada2,2871:16,1112,329
Germany9201:87,50611,021
Switzerland8691:9,4511,539
Belgium4651:24,7243,907
England4511:123,54312,408
Venezuela4451:67,8742,941
Spain2821:165,78711,953
Uruguay1991:17,2451,955
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Chile531:332,3869,362
Colombia361:1,327,05810,324
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Ecuador321:497,05810,858
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Costa Rica241:199,1702,552
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Singapore171:323,98313,856
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Austria131:655,03358,041
Guam121:13,3432,098
Finland121:458,05828,977
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
China81:170,915,1968,932
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Monaco51:7,4131,114
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Malta41:107,5681,849
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Caruso (1,175) may also be a first name.

Caruso Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One with shorn or close-cut hair; one who worked in the sulphur pits.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

An English surname, first found in Norfolk in 1066, meaning 'close-cropped', or 'bald'.

- mikeydino

Caruso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caruso has its highest incidence in Italy. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Caruso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caruso? popularity and diffusion

Caruso is the 4,998th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 64,311 people. Caruso is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Caruso reside; 55 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 231,625th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,175 people.

The last name Caruso is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 62,244 people, or 1 in 983. In Italy it is most frequent in: Sicily, where 44 percent are found, Campania, where 13 percent are found and Calabria, where 12 percent are found. Other than Italy this surname exists in 91 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Caruso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Caruso has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 224,562 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 45,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caruso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Caruso surname are 1.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Caruso earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning €30,572 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.74% less than the national average, earning R 202,608 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning $19,745,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $49,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $57,145 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carusso92743/
Carusio92131/
Carusos9275/
Carruso9229/
Carouso9223/
Charuso922/
Carusco922/
Casruso922/
Ccaruso921/
Carusoy921/
Ciaruso921/
Scaruso921/
Carausos86322/
Carousso8642/
Carrusco868/
Carousos865/
Carrusso862/
D'Caruso862/
Carusohe861/
Carrueso861/
Caruzo831,256/
Cariso83843/
Caroso83358/
Carujo83306/
Carusa83128/
Karuso8381/
Caruço8340/
Caruco8327/
Saruso8326/
Coruso8324/
Zaruso8321/
Jaruso833/
Caroussos8029/
Carrousos802/
Carosso771,592/
Carosio771,524/
Caruzzo77501/
Carisio77489/
Carriso77443/
Carucho77158/
Charusa77120/
Carroso77110/
Carusca77107/
Carrujo7788/
Caruezo7758/
Carruço7741/
Carucio7731/
Carisso7721/
Jarusso7714/
Karusuo7714/
Carussa7711/
Karusos7710/
Carruzo7710/
Karusoo779/
Caraujo777/
Carósio776/
Carruco776/
Carooso775/
Giaruso773/
Karusho773/
Catrujo772/
Carrusa771/
Carieso771/
Corruso771/
Carouzo771/
Jarruso771/
Sarruso771/
Caruzoo771/
Corusso771/
Carusia771/
Karousos71629/
Carruzzo71429/
Carrusca71352/
Karousou71327/
Carrosio71210/
Giarusso71138/
Carrosso71100/
Carrisso7157/
Carrucio7133/
Karussos7127/
Carutcho7125/
Carruezo7121/
Jarrusso7119/
Giarruso7117/
Kharutso7112/
Charusha718/
Charousa718/
Carrucho714/
Cariesso713/
Carausas712/
Karutsos711/
Carouzos711/
Charouzo711/
Cahrausa711/
Carausad711/
Catrucio711/
Caruzzot711/
Chairusa711/
Corujo674,254/
Giarrusso673,206/
Carizo67903/
Karoutsos67554/
Coroso67381/
Carosa67326/
Carozo67312/
Kariso67296/
Carisa67278/
Karoutsou67207/
Carruggio67100/
Carruezzo6796/
Caroza6790/
Karuzo6769/
Karoussos6766/
Karusa6747/
Caruza6744/
Caruca6743/
Jarusa6727/
Karoso6726/
Corusa6719/
Karuco6714/
Karousios6713/
Sarusa678/
Soruso675/
Coriso672/
Caruxa672/
Coruco671/
Koruso671/
Coruzo671/
Karoussou671/
Saroussou671/
Cariço671/
Caruja671/

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