How common is the surname Charlie?

1,402 people in the United States had the surname Charlie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. It ranked 19,306th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Charlie getting more or less common?

More common. 1,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,402 in 2010, up 19%.

Is Charlie also a first name?

Yes. Charlie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Charlie

A surname, carried by 1,402 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C640 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Charlie is more common than 88.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,402 people named Charlie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,177.

#19,306

rank among US surnames

1,402

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+19.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,854)

Who is named Charlie

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

58% of people named Charlie identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).

American Indian and Alaska Native 58%
White (not Hispanic) 21%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%

Compare: most common surnames among American Indian and Alaska Native people.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Charlie

Charlie has the Soundex code C640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C640.

Questions

How common is the surname Charlie?: 1,402 people in the United States had the surname Charlie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. It ranked 19,306th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Charlie?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Charlie identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Charlie getting more or less common?: More common. 1,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,402 in 2010, up 19%.
Is Charlie also a first name?: Yes. Charlie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.