How common is the surname Carley?

4,880 people in the United States had the surname Carley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,268 Americans. It ranked 6,886th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Carley?

Christopher Carley, American actor.

Where is the surname Carley most common?

Wikidata records people named Carley in the United States.

Is the surname Carley getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,941 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,880 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Carley

A surname, carried by 4,880 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). Carley is more common than 95.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,880 people named Carley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,268 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,941.

#6,886

rank among US surnames

4,880

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,345)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,882	Peckham	4,885	63,203
#6,884	Harrold	4,884	63,216
#6,885	Ronquillo	4,881	63,255
#6,886	Carley	4,880	63,268

Who is named Carley

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

88% of people named Carley identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Carleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christopher Carley
American actor, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Carley

Carley 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 Carley?: 4,880 people in the United States had the surname Carley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,268 Americans. It ranked 6,886th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carley?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Carley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Carley?: Christopher Carley, American actor.
Where is the surname Carley most common?: Wikidata records people named Carley in the United States.
Is the surname Carley getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,941 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,880 in 2010, down 1.2%.