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    The surname Carra

    A surname, carried by 812 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carra is more common than 82% of them.

    Origin

    As an Italian surname, from carra (“rock, stone”) (probably related to English crag). As a Spanish surname, from carra (“narrow path”).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 812 people named Carra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 380,228 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 835.

    #29,171
    rank among US surnames
    812
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.8%
    change since 2000 (was #27,235)

    Who is named Carra

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

    75% of people named Carra identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Carra

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Carra come from?
    As an Italian surname, from carra (“rock, stone”) (probably related to English crag). As a Spanish surname, from carra (“narrow path”).
    How common is the surname Carra?
    812 people in the United States had the surname Carra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 380,228 Americans. It ranked 29,171st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Carra?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Carra identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Carra getting more or less common?
    Less common. 835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 812 in 2010, down 2.8%.