How common is the surname Carr?

119,076 people in the United States had the surname Carr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,593 Americans. It ranked 255th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Carr?

John Dickson Carr, American writer (1906–1977), followed by Eric Carr.

Where is the surname Carr most common?

Wikidata records people named Carr in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Carr?

Carr is /kɑː(ɹ)/, one syllable.

Is the surname Carr getting more or less common?

More common. 113,892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 119,076 in 2010, up 4.6%.

What are other spellings of Carr?

Kerr, Corr, Corry, Corrie, Curry and Carry.

The surname Carr

A Norse place surname, carried by 119,076 people in the United States.

Pronounced /kɑː(ɹ)/ 1 syllable Soundex C600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carr is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

Norse origin

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Kerr. * As an Irish surname, from the root of the surname Keary, from ciar (“black”); compare Carey. * Also as an Irish surname, named after a priest Cathair (compare cathair (“fort”)) * Also as an Irish surname, from a personal name derived from corr (“pointed, projected point”).

Carr is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 119,076 people named Carr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,593 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 113,892.

#255

rank among US surnames

119,076

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #239)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#246	Burke	122,877	2,513
#247	Larson	122,587	2,519
#248	Santiago	122,212	2,526
#249	Maldonado	121,526	2,541
#250	Morrison	121,130	2,549
#251	Franklin	120,621	2,560
#252	Carlson	120,552	2,561

Who is named Carr

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

74% of people named Carr identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Carrs

53 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Dickson Carr
American writer (1906–1977)
Eric Carr
American drummer, member of the rock band Kiss (1950–1991)
Jimmy Carr
British comedian and humourist, born 1972
Gerald Carr
American astronaut (1932–2020)
Henry Carr
American track and field athlete (1941/2–2015)
Allen Carr
British author (1934–2006)
Bill Carr
American sprinter (1909–1966)
Leroy Carr
American blues singer, songwriter and pianist (1905–1935)
Cathy Carr
American swimmer, born 1954
Sabin Carr
American pole vaulter (1904-1983)
Nicholas G. Carr
American writer, born 1959
Emma P. Carr
American spectroscopist and chemical educator (1880–1972)

Notable Carrs come mostly from the United States (37), the United Kingdom (9) and Australia (4).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Carr

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

Other Norse surnames

All 126 Norse surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Carr come from?: * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Kerr. * As an Irish surname, from the root of the surname Keary, from ciar (“black”); compare Carey. * Also as an Irish surname, named after a priest Cathair (compare cathair (“fort”)) * Also as an Irish surname, from a personal name derived from…
How common is the surname Carr?: 119,076 people in the United States had the surname Carr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,593 Americans. It ranked 255th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carr?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Carr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Carr?: John Dickson Carr, American writer (1906–1977), followed by Eric Carr.
Where is the surname Carr most common?: Wikidata records people named Carr in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Carr?: Carr is /kɑː(ɹ)/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Carr?: Carr is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Carr getting more or less common?: More common. 113,892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 119,076 in 2010, up 4.6%.
What are other spellings of Carr?: Kerr, Corr, Corry, Corrie, Curry and Carry.