How common is the surname Carnes?

14,487 people in the United States had the surname Carnes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,312 Americans. It ranked 2,493rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Carnes?

Kim Carnes, American singer and songwriter, followed by Ryan Carnes.

Where is the surname Carnes most common?

Wikidata records people named Carnes in the United States.

Is the surname Carnes getting more or less common?

More common. 14,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,487 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Carnes

A surname, carried by 14,487 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carnes is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Variant of Kearns or Cairns.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,487 people named Carnes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,312 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,158.

#2,493

rank among US surnames

14,487

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,344)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,484	Crook	14,526	21,255
#2,485	Loomis	14,518	21,266
#2,486	Salmon	14,511	21,277
#2,488	Centeno	14,510	21,278
#2,489	Roark	14,509	21,280
#2,490	Hostetler	14,505	21,285
#2,491	Herrington	14,498	21,296

Who is named Carnes

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

89% of people named Carnes identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Carness

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kim Carnes
American singer and songwriter, born 1945
Ryan Carnes
American actor, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Carnes

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

Questions

Where does the surname Carnes come from?: Variant of Kearns or Cairns.
How common is the surname Carnes?: 14,487 people in the United States had the surname Carnes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,312 Americans. It ranked 2,493rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carnes?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Carnes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Carnes?: Kim Carnes, American singer and songwriter, followed by Ryan Carnes.
Where is the surname Carnes most common?: Wikidata records people named Carnes in the United States.
Is the surname Carnes getting more or less common?: More common. 14,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,487 in 2010, up 2.3%.