# Caris (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dutch |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 579 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,265 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 533,239 people |
| Change since 2000 | -12.4% (661 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Various origins: * A variant spelling of Carras. * Borrowed from Dutch Caris, a reduced form of the personal name Macarius. * An Americanized spelling of German Karas, Gareis or Gehres.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Caris 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Similar surnames

Caruso, Criss, Cruise, Carias, Caras, Carris, Carrasco, Carrico, Carrick, Chaires, Carico, Crisci.

## 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.