# Carle (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/carle/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,410 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,531 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 90,541 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (3,221 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carle 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) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Carle in the United States, Argentina and Australia.

## People named Carle

- Eric Carle, American author and illustrator for children (1929–2021)
- Richard Carle, American actor and playwright (1871-1941)
- María Lourdes Carlé, Argentine tennis player
- Nick Carle, Australian soccer player
- Matt Carle, American ice hockey player

## Similar surnames

Carroll, Carrillo, Corley, Crawley, Curley, Carl, Carrell, Carley, Carillo, Carlo, Curlee, Carrol.

## 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.