How common is the last name Carson?

54,032 people in the United States have the last name Carson, about 1 in 5,532. It ranks #608 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CARSON

#608

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
54,032
About
1 in 5,532
This common or more
34.1%
Who bears it

Of the 54,032 people with the last name Carson, 69% reported their origin as White, 21.4% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Carson

#606 Roy · 54,089#607 Underwood · 54,083#609 Morrow · 54,003#610 Whitaker · 53,950

Spelled almost the same

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

#105,198 Carsen · 181

Also a first name

As a first name, Carson ranks #511 of 53,615, with 110,436 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2018, with 5,466 births. See Carson as a first name

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