# Carleton (surname)

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

An English surname, alternative spelling of Carlton.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,282 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,753 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 72,103 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (4,077 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carleton 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Carleton in the United States.

## People named Carleton

- Jesse Carleton, Amateur golfer (1862-1921)
- Lloyd B. Carleton, American film director and film producer (1872-1933)
- Andrew Carleton, American soccer player
- Claire Carleton, American actress (1913-1979)

## Similar surnames

Carlton, Charlton, Charlot, Corlett.

## 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.