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    The surname Carlos

    A surname, carried by 15,462 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C642 Also a first name

    Carlos: #2,357 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Carlos #2,357, 15,462 people Carlos: #2,357 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Carlos #2,357, 15,462 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carlos is more common than 98.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,462 people named Carlos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,968 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,162.

    #2,357
    rank among US surnames
    15,462
    people in 2010
    5.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +27.1%
    change since 2000 (was #2,718)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,348Beavers15,53119,879
    #2,349Julian15,52019,893
    #2,350Ceballos15,51519,900
    #2,351Leary15,50519,913
    #2,352Borden15,50019,919
    #2,354Nagy15,49719,923
    #2,355Chatman15,47319,954

    Who is named Carlos

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

    69% of people named Carlos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 13% as white (not Hispanic) and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 69%
    • White (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Carloss

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Wendy Carlos
      American composer and electronic musician (born 1939)
    • John Carlos
      American track and field athlete, born 1945
    • Luciano Asley Rocha Carlos
      Brazilian association football player, born 1977
    • Erikson Carlos Batista dos Santos
      Brazilian association football player, born 1995
    • Azenaide Carlos
      Angolan handball player, born 1990
    • Chiquinho Carlos
      Brazilian footballer, born 1963
    • Ana Fani Alessandri Carlos
      Brazilian geographer, born 1952
    • GoldLink
      American rapper, born 1993

    Notable Carloss come mostly from Brazil (4), the United States (3) and Angola (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Carlos

    Carlos has the Soundex code C642, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C642.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Carlos?
    15,462 people in the United States had the surname Carlos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,968 Americans. It ranked 2,357th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Carlos?
    In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Carlos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Carlos?
    Wendy Carlos, American composer and electronic musician (born 1939), followed by John Carlos.
    Where is the surname Carlos most common?
    Wikidata records people named Carlos in Brazil, the United States and Angola.
    Is the surname Carlos getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,462 in 2010, up 27%.
    Is Carlos also a first name?
    Yes. Carlos 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.