How Many People Have the Last Name Carlton?

21,202

people had the surname Carlton in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 13,908 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#1,698

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

7.19

In 2010

Largest Group

79.7%

White

Change Since 2000

+2.3%

+475 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Carlton (79.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 14.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Carlton ranks #1,264. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 81.8% to 79.7%.

White 79.7%
Black 14.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4%

📈 Change Since 2000

Carlton grew from 20,727 people in 2000 to 21,202 in 2010 (up 2.3%), and its rank fell from #1,587 to #1,698. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 7.68 to 7.19 people per 100,000.

20002010
People20,72721,202
Rank#1,587#1,698
Per 100,000 people7.687.19

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Carlton

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#1,695Irvin21,263
#1,696Matos21,258
#1,697Gagnon21,208
#1,698Carlton21,202
#1,699Tidwell21,176
#1,700Lovell21,171
#1,701Hoyt21,169

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Carlton: C643

👤 Carlton as a First Name

Carlton is a first name too: about 28,752 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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