How common is the surname Carolina?

1,127 people in the United States had the surname Carolina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,953 Americans. It ranked 22,733rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Carolina?

In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Carolina identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Carolina getting more or less common?

More common. 918 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,127 in 2010, up 23%.

Is Carolina also a first name?

Yes. Carolina is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Carolina

A surname, carried by 1,127 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex C645 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carolina is more common than 86% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,127 people named Carolina in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 273,953 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 918.

#22,733

rank among US surnames

1,127

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+22.8%

change since 2000 (was #25,329)

Who is named Carolina

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

62% of people named Carolina identified as Black (not Hispanic), 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 10% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 62%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13%
White (not Hispanic) 10%
Asian and Pacific Islander 10%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Carolina

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

Questions

How common is the surname Carolina?: 1,127 people in the United States had the surname Carolina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,953 Americans. It ranked 22,733rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carolina?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Carolina identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Carolina getting more or less common?: More common. 918 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,127 in 2010, up 23%.
Is Carolina also a first name?: Yes. Carolina is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.