How common is the last name Carmichael?

18,958 people in the United States have the last name Carmichael, about 1 in 15,766. It ranks #1,860 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CARMICHAEL

#1,860

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
18,958
About
1 in 15,766
This common or more
46.9%
Who bears it

Of the 18,958 people with the last name Carmichael, 69.9% reported their origin as White, 21.6% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Carmichael

#1,858 Arteaga · 18,987#1,859 Keenan · 18,965#1,861 Mehta · 18,945#1,862 Connors · 18,918

Spelled almost the same

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

#46,403 Carmical · 495#47,959 Carmicheal · 476#150,935 Carmichel · 108

Also a first name

As a first name, Carmichael ranks #28,942 of 53,615, with 308 people. See Carmichael as a first name

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