How common is the surname Carreras?

2,639 people in the United States had the surname Carreras in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,993 Americans. It ranked 11,865th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Carreras?

Ricardo Carreras, boxer, followed by Mercedes Carreras luisa.

Where is the surname Carreras most common?

Wikidata records people named Carreras in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Carreras getting more or less common?

More common. 2,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,639 in 2010, up 29%.

The surname Carreras

A surname, carried by 2,639 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C662

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carreras is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname of Spanish origin.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,639 people named Carreras in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,993 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,039.

#11,865

rank among US surnames

2,639

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+29.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,648)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,856	Stage	2,641	116,905
#11,863	Bodie	2,640	116,949
#11,865	Kopec	2,639	116,993
#11,870	Douthit	2,638	117,038
#11,874	Bousquet	2,637	117,082

Who is named Carreras

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

80% of people named Carreras identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or more races 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Carrerass

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ricardo Carreras
Boxer, born 1949
Mercedes Carreras luisa
Argentinian actress, born 1940

Notable Carrerass come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Carreras?: 2,639 people in the United States had the surname Carreras in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,993 Americans. It ranked 11,865th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carreras?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Carreras identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Carreras?: Ricardo Carreras, boxer, followed by Mercedes Carreras luisa.
Where is the surname Carreras most common?: Wikidata records people named Carreras in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Carreras getting more or less common?: More common. 2,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,639 in 2010, up 29%.