# Carmen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/carmen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,161 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,193 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 97,673 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (2,985 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑː(ɹ)mən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish Carmen, cognate with English Carmel. Made famous outside Spain by the opera Carmen (1875) by Georges Bizet.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carmen in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 64% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 23% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Carmen in the United States.

## People named Carmen

- Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist (1949–2024)
- Julie Carmen, actress, dancer turned psychotherapist
- Jeanne Carmen, American model, actress and trick golfer (1930–2007)

## Similar surnames

Carmona, Carman, Carmon, Carmean, Cronin, Carnahan, Cremeans, Crimmins, Cronan, Corman, Corning, Cornman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.