# Carew (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/carew/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Welsh.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,406 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,817 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 128,323 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (2,167 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɛəɹuː/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Welsh caer (“fort”) + rhiw (“hill; slope”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carew in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Carew in the United States and Panama.

## People named Carew

- Mary Carew, athletics competitor (1913-2002)
- Rod Carew, American baseball player and coach
- James Carew, American stage and film actor (1876-1938)
- Ora Carew, American actress (1893–1955)

## Similar surnames

Carr, Carey, Cary, Caro, Crew, Carrow, Craw, Cara, Caraway, Carraway, Crewe, Curry.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.