Carveth Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Carveth Surname Definition:

Carverth or Carveth, an estate in the parish of Mabe, co. Cornwall. The family originally bore the name of Thoms. "Those gentlemen, from living at Carveth or Carverth in Mabe, were transnominated from Thoms to Carverth; as another family of those Thomses, from living at Carnsew in the said parish, were transnominated to Carnsew; and there are some deeds yet extant, dated temp.

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Carveth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Canada1981:186,08918,399
England1251:445,74429,621
Australia371:729,61448,196
Wales51:618,90625,852
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Carveth (27) may also be a first name.

Carveth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Carverth or Carveth, an estate in the parish of Mabe, co. Cornwall. The family originally bore the name of Thoms. "Those gentlemen, from living at Carveth or Carverth in Mabe, were transnominated from Thoms to Carverth; as another family of those Thomses, from living at Carnsew in the said parish, were transnominated to Carnsew; and there are some deeds yet extant, dated temp. Henry VIII. which will evidence the truth of this fact, as Mr. Carverth told me." Hals, in D. Gilbert's Cornw. ii. 94.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Carvath in St. Austell, or Carvath in Cuby; from car-veth, the city grave, or castle burying-place.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

CARVATH, CARVETH: From Carvath in St. Austell, or Carvath in Cuby; from car-veth, the city grave, or castle burying-place.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The old family of Carveth of the 16th and 17th centuries resided on its estate of Carveth or Carverth in Mabe parish (G.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Carveth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carveth is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carveth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carveth is the 527,543rd most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. The surname Carveth occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Carveth live; 73 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Carveth is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 1,461,528. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 20 percent live, Washington, where 19 percent live and Colorado, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Carveth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carveth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carveth surname rose 954 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carveth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carveth surname are 6.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Carveth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.57% more than the national average, earning $54,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning $55,175 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carvieth930/
Carvet927/
Carrvieth880/
Carvete867/
Carvith864/
Carvett864/
Carueth862/
Carweth861/
Corveth860/
Carvette8071/
Carbet7715/
Corvet778/
Karvet776/
Carvit773/
Carved772/
Carwet770/
Corvest71303/
Carbett7149/
Corvett7145/
Carruet719/
Carvitt719/
Karvets718/
Karveyt714/
Corvete712/
Karvete711/
Carwith710/
Corvette6790/
Caruette6715/
Carrouet674/
Corveste673/
Carouest671/
Korvethe671/
Karvette671/
Courvett670/
Coorvest670/

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