The surname Carlisle
A place surname, carried by 20,365 people in the United States.
Pronounced /kɑːɹˈlaɪl/ 2 syllables Soundex C642 Also a first name
Origin
From Middle English Carlele, from Middle English Carleol, Carleul, from Cumbric [Term?] (compare Caer Ligualid in the Historia Brittonum, Middle Welsh Caer Liwelydd, Welsh Caerliwelydd, all suffixed with -ydd), composed of Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“fort”) + Proto-Brythonic [Term?] (> Latin Luguvalium), from Proto-Celtic *Luguwalos (personal name, literally “strength of Lugus”), from *Lugus + *walos (“strength”). The absence of a suffix comparable to Welsh -ydd in the underlying Cumbric form is unexplained; see w:Cumbric/Absence of -ydd.
Carlisle is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 20,365 people named Carlisle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,161 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,718.
Who is named Carlisle
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
79% of people named Carlisle identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 79%
- Black (not Hispanic) 15%
- Two or more races 2.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Famous Carlisles
10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Belinda CarlisleAmerican singer (born 1958)
- Mary CarlisleAmerican actress (1914–2018)
- Kitty CarlisleAmerican stage and screen actress, singer, and spokesperson for the arts (1910–2007)
- Rick CarlisleAmerican basketball player and coach, born 1959
- John G. CarlisleAmerican politician (1834–1910)
- Bob CarlisleAmerican Contemporary Christian singer and songwriter, born 1956
- Una Mae CarlisleAmerican jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter (1915–1956)
- Cliff CarlisleAmerican musician (1903–1983)
- Daniel CarlisleAmerican sports shooter, born 1955
- Peggy CarlisleBritish actress, born 1904
Notable Carlisles come mostly from the United States (9) and the United Kingdom (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Questions
- Where does the surname Carlisle come from?
- From Middle English Carlele, from Middle English Carleol, Carleul, from Cumbric [Term?] (compare Caer Ligualid in the Historia Brittonum, Middle Welsh Caer Liwelydd, Welsh Caerliwelydd, all suffixed with -ydd), composed of Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“fort”) + Proto-Brythonic [Term?] (> Latin…
- How common is the surname Carlisle?
- 20,365 people in the United States had the surname Carlisle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,161 Americans. It ranked 1,763rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Carlisle?
- In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Carlisle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Carlisle?
- Belinda Carlisle, American singer (born 1958), followed by Mary Carlisle.
- Where is the surname Carlisle most common?
- Wikidata records people named Carlisle in the United States and the United Kingdom.
- How do you pronounce Carlisle?
- Carlisle is /kɑːɹˈlaɪl/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Carlisle?
- Carlisle is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Carlisle getting more or less common?
- More common. 19,718 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,365 in 2010, up 3.3%.
- What are other spellings of Carlisle?
- Carlill.
- Is Carlisle also a first name?
- Yes. Carlisle 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.