How common is the surname Caro?

10,064 people in the United States had the surname Caro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,678 Americans. It ranked 3,545th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Caro?

Robert Caro, American journalist and author, followed by Horatio Caro.

Where is the surname Caro most common?

Wikidata records people named Caro in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Caro getting more or less common?

More common. 5,052 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,064 in 2010, up 99%.

The surname Caro

A surname, carried by 10,064 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Caro is more common than 97.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,064 people named Caro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,678 Americans. That is up 99% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,052.

#3,545

rank among US surnames

10,064

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+99.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,236)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,538	Box	10,098	30,575
#3,539	Montez	10,097	30,578
#3,540	Martens	10,096	30,581
#3,541	Son	10,094	30,587
#3,542	Joshi	10,089	30,602
#3,543	Moffitt	10,070	30,660
#3,544	Schweitzer	10,068	30,666

Who is named Caro

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

74% of people named Caro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 74%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Caros

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Caro
American journalist and author, born 1935
Horatio Caro
British chess player (1862–1920)

Notable Caros come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Caro

Caro has the Soundex code C600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C600.

Questions

How common is the surname Caro?: 10,064 people in the United States had the surname Caro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,678 Americans. It ranked 3,545th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Caro?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Caro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Caro?: Robert Caro, American journalist and author, followed by Horatio Caro.
Where is the surname Caro most common?: Wikidata records people named Caro in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Caro getting more or less common?: More common. 5,052 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,064 in 2010, up 99%.