# Carolus (surname)

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

A surname from Latin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 656 |
| US rank (2010) | 34,495 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 470,649 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (621 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Latin Carolus, Latinized form of the personal name Charles. This surname is mostly found in South Africa.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carolus 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |

## Similar surnames

Carlos, Corrales, Corales, Carlson, Charles, Carlisle, Carlsen, Carlock, Carlucci, Carlstrom, Charleston, Corliss.

## 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.