How common is the surname Carmack?

5,648 people in the United States had the surname Carmack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,665 Americans. It ranked 6,072nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Carmack?

Chris Carmack, American actor and model, followed by Edward W. Carmack.

Where is the surname Carmack most common?

Wikidata records people named Carmack in the United States.

Is the surname Carmack getting more or less common?

More common. 5,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,648 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Carmack

A surname, carried by 5,648 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carmack is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,648 people named Carmack in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,665 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,538.

#6,072

rank among US surnames

5,648

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #5,734)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,063	Rolon	5,658	54,568
#6,065	Thelen	5,657	54,578
#6,066	Fite	5,656	54,587
#6,067	Heintz	5,655	54,597
#6,068	Kirksey	5,654	54,607
#6,070	Pierre-Louis	5,653	54,616
#6,071	Savoie	5,652	54,626

Who is named Carmack

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

88% of people named Carmack identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Carmacks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Carmack
American actor and model, born 1980
Edward W. Carmack
American politician (1858-1908)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Carmack

Carmack has the Soundex code C652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C652.

Questions

How common is the surname Carmack?: 5,648 people in the United States had the surname Carmack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,665 Americans. It ranked 6,072nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carmack?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Carmack identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Carmack?: Chris Carmack, American actor and model, followed by Edward W. Carmack.
Where is the surname Carmack most common?: Wikidata records people named Carmack in the United States.
Is the surname Carmack getting more or less common?: More common. 5,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,648 in 2010, up 2.0%.