Last Name CARLETON

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Carlton. There are at least twenty two parishes so called in ENgland. Charlton and Chorlton, leterally the town of Karl, or churl.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 7,528 (2000 US census) 7,494 (1990 US census)
Count 4,077 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.36%, or 3847 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.77%, or 72 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.54%, or 22 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.44%, or 18 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.15%, or 47 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.74%, or 71 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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