How common is the last name Carlton?

20,083 people in the United States have the last name Carlton, about 1 in 14,883. It ranks #1,739 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

CARLTON

#1,739

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
20,083
About
1 in 14,883
This common or more
46.1%
Who bears it

Of the 20,083 people with the last name Carlton, 76.9% reported their origin as White, 13.8% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Carlton

1 other last name also has 20,083 people.

#1,739 Irvin · 20,083

Either side of Carlton

#1,737 Finn · 20,121#1,738 Cahill · 20,098#1,739 Irvin · 20,083#1,741 Gagnon · 20,069

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Carlton, most common first.

#7,981 Carleton · 3,980

Also a first name

As a first name, Carlton ranks #1,317 of 53,615, with 27,700 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1957, with 962 births. See Carlton as a first name

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