How common is the surname Carbonell?

2,718 people in the United States had the surname Carbonell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,593 Americans. It ranked 11,568th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Carbonell?

Nestor Carbonell, American actor.

Where is the surname Carbonell most common?

Wikidata records people named Carbonell in the United States.

Is the surname Carbonell getting more or less common?

More common. 2,182 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,718 in 2010, up 25%.

The surname Carbonell

A Catalan surname, carried by 2,718 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C615

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carbonell is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

Catalan origin

* As a southern French and Catalan surname, from the personal name Carbonellus, from Latin carbo (“coal”). * As an English surname of Norman origin, from Anglo-Norman carbon (“charcoal”), related to above.

One of 39 Catalan surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,718 people named Carbonell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 113,593 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,182.

#11,568

rank among US surnames

2,718

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+24.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,916)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,560	Lupton	2,719	113,551
#11,568	Carbonell	2,718	113,593
#11,572	Kelton	2,717	113,635
#11,576	Albarado	2,716	113,677

Who is named Carbonell

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

63% of people named Carbonell identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 17% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 63%
Asian and Pacific Islander 17%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Two or more races 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Carbonells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nestor Carbonell
American actor, born 1967

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Carbonell

Carbonell has the Soundex code C615, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C615.

Other Catalan surnames

All 39 Catalan surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Carbonell come from?: * As a southern French and Catalan surname, from the personal name Carbonellus, from Latin carbo (“coal”). * As an English surname of Norman origin, from Anglo-Norman carbon (“charcoal”), related to above.
How common is the surname Carbonell?: 2,718 people in the United States had the surname Carbonell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,593 Americans. It ranked 11,568th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carbonell?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Carbonell identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Carbonell?: Nestor Carbonell, American actor.
Where is the surname Carbonell most common?: Wikidata records people named Carbonell in the United States.
Is the surname Carbonell getting more or less common?: More common. 2,182 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,718 in 2010, up 25%.