How common is the last name Carter?

364,355 people in the United States have the last name Carter, about 1 in 820. It ranks #50 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CARTER

#50

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
364,355
About
1 in 820
This common or more
12.2%
Who bears it

Of the 364,355 people with the last name Carter, 55.7% reported their origin as White, 34.5% as Black and 5.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Carter

#48 Campbell · 370,555#49 Gomez · 368,213#51 Roberts · 362,049#52 Diaz · 356,910

Spelled almost the same

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

#6,312 Carder · 5,176#10,981 Cartier · 2,767

Also a first name

As a first name, Carter ranks #349 of 53,615, with 160,407 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2015, with 11,395 births. See Carter as a first name

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