How Many People Have the Last Name Carson?
people had the surname Carson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 5,187 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
+1,051 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Carson (72.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 21.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Carson ranks #430. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 74.3% to 72.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Carson grew from 55,821 people in 2000 to 56,872 in 2010 (up 1.9%), and its rank fell from #537 to #593. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 20.69 to 19.28 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 55,821 | 56,872 |
| Rank | #537 | #593 |
| Per 100,000 people | 20.69 | 19.28 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Carson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Carson: C625
👤 Carson as a First Name
Carson is a first name too: about 134,990 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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