How common is the last name Carlos?

15,191 people in the United States have the last name Carlos, about 1 in 19,676. It ranks #2,338 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CARLOS

#2,338

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,191
About
1 in 19,676
This common or more
49.6%
Who bears it

Of the 15,191 people with the last name Carlos, 68% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 12.4% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Carlos

#2,335 Talbot · 15,197#2,337 Royal · 15,194#2,339 Jernigan · 15,186#2,340 Coley · 15,180

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Carlos, most common first.

#30,311 Carls · 826#48,050 Carles · 475#78,395 Carlis · 263#104,723 Carloss · 182

Also a first name

As a first name, Carlos ranks #95 of 53,615, with 473,046 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2001, with 6,864 births. See Carlos as a first name

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