How common is the surname Carleton?

4,282 people in the United States had the surname Carleton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,103 Americans. It ranked 7,753rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Carleton?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Carleton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Carleton?

Jesse Carleton, Amateur golfer (1862-1921), followed by Lloyd B. Carleton.

Where is the surname Carleton most common?

Wikidata records people named Carleton in the United States.

How do you pronounce Carleton?

Carleton is /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Carleton getting more or less common?

More common. 4,077 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,282 in 2010, up 5.0%.

Is Carleton also a first name?

Yes. Carleton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Carleton

A surname, carried by 4,282 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/ 2 syllables Soundex C643 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carleton is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

An English surname, alternative spelling of Carlton.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,282 people named Carleton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,103 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,077.

#7,753

rank among US surnames

4,282

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #7,528)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,748	Dixson	4,285	72,053
#7,750	Laskowski	4,284	72,069
#7,752	Ramer	4,283	72,086
#7,753	Carleton	4,282	72,103
#7,756	Morell	4,281	72,120

Who is named Carleton

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

93% of people named Carleton identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Carletons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jesse Carleton
Amateur golfer (1862-1921)
Lloyd B. Carleton
American film director and film producer (1872-1933)
Andrew Carleton
American soccer player, born 2000
Claire Carleton
American actress (1913-1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Carleton

Carleton has the Soundex code C643, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C643.

Questions

How common is the surname Carleton?: 4,282 people in the United States had the surname Carleton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,103 Americans. It ranked 7,753rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carleton?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Carleton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Carleton?: Jesse Carleton, Amateur golfer (1862-1921), followed by Lloyd B. Carleton.
Where is the surname Carleton most common?: Wikidata records people named Carleton in the United States.
How do you pronounce Carleton?: Carleton is /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Carleton getting more or less common?: More common. 4,077 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,282 in 2010, up 5.0%.
Is Carleton also a first name?: Yes. Carleton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.