How common is the surname Carton?

1,005 people in the United States had the surname Carton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 307,209 Americans. It ranked 24,787th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Carton?

Louise Carton, Belgian female distance runner.

Where is the surname Carton most common?

Wikidata records people named Carton in Belgium.

Is the surname Carton getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,005 in 2010, down 12%.

The surname Carton

A surname, carried by 1,005 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carton is more common than 84.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,005 people named Carton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 307,209 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,141.

#24,787

rank among US surnames

1,005

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-11.9%

change since 2000 (was #21,381)

Who is named Carton

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

89% of people named Carton identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cartons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Louise Carton
Belgian female distance runner, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Carton

Carton has the Soundex code C635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C635.

Questions

How common is the surname Carton?: 1,005 people in the United States had the surname Carton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 307,209 Americans. It ranked 24,787th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carton?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Carton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Carton?: Louise Carton, Belgian female distance runner.
Where is the surname Carton most common?: Wikidata records people named Carton in Belgium.
Is the surname Carton getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,005 in 2010, down 12%.