# Carolina (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,127 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,733 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 273,953 people |
| Change since 2000 | +23% (918 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carolina 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) | 10% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 10% |

## Similar surnames

Carlin, Carlino, Carolan, Carlon, Carline, Charland, Creelman.

## 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.