How Many People Have the Last Name Carlson?
people had the surname Carlson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,447 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+428 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Carlson (94.8%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Carlson ranks #183. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Carlson grew from 120,124 people in 2000 to 120,552 in 2010 (up 0.4%), and its rank fell from #225 to #252. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 44.53 to 40.87 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 120,124 | 120,552 |
| Rank | #225 | #252 |
| Per 100,000 people | 44.53 | 40.87 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Carlson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Carlson: C642
👤 Carlson as a First Name
Carlson is a first name too: about 608 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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