How common is the surname Carolan?

2,468 people in the United States had the surname Carolan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,099 Americans. It ranked 12,548th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Carolan?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Carolan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Carolan?

Beth Phoenix, American professional wrestler.

Where is the surname Carolan most common?

Wikidata records people named Carolan in the United States.

Is the surname Carolan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,145 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,468 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Carolan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,468 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C645

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carolan is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearbhalláin (“descendant of Cearbhallán”), a diminutive of Cearbhall (“Carroll”).

Carolan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,468 people named Carolan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,099 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,145.

#12,548

rank among US surnames

2,468

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+15.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,082)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,540	Volker	2,471	124,948
#12,541	Fairman	2,470	124,998
#12,547	Baumgart	2,469	125,049
#12,548	Koop	2,468	125,099
#12,554	Crotts	2,467	125,150
#12,557	Pathak	2,466	125,201

Who is named Carolan

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

95% of people named Carolan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Two or more races 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Carolans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Beth Phoenix
American professional wrestler, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Carlan

Surnames that sound like Carolan

Carolan has the Soundex code C645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C645.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Carolan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearbhalláin (“descendant of Cearbhallán”), a diminutive of Cearbhall (“Carroll”).
How common is the surname Carolan?: 2,468 people in the United States had the surname Carolan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,099 Americans. It ranked 12,548th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carolan?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Carolan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Carolan?: Beth Phoenix, American professional wrestler.
Where is the surname Carolan most common?: Wikidata records people named Carolan in the United States.
What type of surname is Carolan?: Carolan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Carolan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,145 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,468 in 2010, up 15%.
What are other spellings of Carolan?: Carlan.