How common is the surname Carle?

3,410 people in the United States had the surname Carle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,541 Americans. It ranked 9,531st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Carle?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Carle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Carle?

Eric Carle, American author and illustrator for children (1929–2021), followed by Richard Carle.

Where is the surname Carle most common?

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

Is the surname Carle getting more or less common?

More common. 3,221 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,410 in 2010, up 5.9%.

The surname Carle

A surname, carried by 3,410 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carle is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,410 people named Carle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,541 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,221.

#9,531

rank among US surnames

3,410

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #9,302)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,525	Ang	3,413	90,462
#9,527	Catania	3,412	90,488
#9,529	Khang	3,411	90,515
#9,531	Carle	3,410	90,541
#9,535	Cardinale	3,409	90,568
#9,539	Eddington	3,408	90,594

Who is named Carle

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

86% of people named Carle identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Carles

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eric Carle
American author and illustrator for children (1929–2021)
Richard Carle
American actor and playwright (1871-1941)
María Lourdes Carlé
Argentine tennis player, born 2000
Nick Carle
Australian soccer player, born 1981
Matt Carle
American ice hockey player, born 1984

Notable Carles come mostly from the United States (3), Argentina (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Carle

Carle has the Soundex code C640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C640.

Questions

How common is the surname Carle?: 3,410 people in the United States had the surname Carle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,541 Americans. It ranked 9,531st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carle?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Carle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Carle?: Eric Carle, American author and illustrator for children (1929–2021), followed by Richard Carle.
Where is the surname Carle most common?: Wikidata records people named Carle in the United States, Argentina and Australia.
Is the surname Carle getting more or less common?: More common. 3,221 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,410 in 2010, up 5.9%.