Carl is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Carl
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Carl is a variation of Carley. Scotland, carlie, a little man a diminutive of cari. Perhaps however local.

The is variation of Carle. Anglo-Saxon, ceorl, a man, a rustic, a stout man. Carl is used in all these senses in Scotland. Also see under Caryll.

Foreign modifications of Carolus, Charles.

The husbandsman or countryman; descendant of Carl that means "man".

Carl is the variant form of Carlow. One who came from Carlowrie meaning "speaking rock," in Scotland.

Form of the Karle. The husbandman or rustic; descendant of Karl meaning "man"; one who came from Karl, in Germany.

How popular is Carl?

Carl is common in United States, Germany, Ghana, France, Canada, England, Australia, Brazil, India, Papua New Guinea, Denmark, Switzerland, Micronesia, Liberia, Egypt.

Carl is ranked 18454 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Carls plummeted by 3.08 per cent to 11689 since 2000 and slipped by 325 spots and ranked at 3071. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.12 89.96
Black 4 4.34
Hispanic or Latino 2.79 1.79
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.09 1.65
Others 1.61 1.36
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.4 0.9
Carl is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Micronesia is ahead in terms of density. Around 29892 people have been found who wears Carl as their family name. Carl is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Carl:
2,812 United States16,206
Countries with thousands of Carl:
1,228 Germany8,223
2,946 Ghana1,108
Countries with hundreds of Carl:
17,037 France585
7,391 Canada583
15,639 England328
9,880 Australia316
28,485 Brazil273
95,935 India232
4,326 Papua New Guinea225
3,949 Denmark149
7,220 Switzerland145
186 Micronesia144
2,998 Liberia139
38,342 Egypt122
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
18,560 Belgium90
5,063 Dominican Republic85
107,418 Indonesia81
6,410 Slovenia77
18,435 Austria63
57,209 South Africa62
11,975 New Zealand54
1,408 China53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,989 Taiwan44
18,422 Sweden37
137,318 Philippines36
53,034 Netherlands27
10,313 Singapore26
162,099 Nigeria25
12,577 Scotland21
320,775 Thailand19
301,506 Russia17
19,343 Iraq16
74,511 Malaysia16
123,814 Iran15
107,811 Italy13
32,084 Croatia12
5,568 Guyana11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
971 Marshall Islands9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
26,217 Estonia8
47,258 Norway8
86,878 Spain8
123,373 Cameroon7
70,659 Tanzania7
25,911 Uruguay7
708 Cook Islands6
105,647 Czechia6
5,222 Hong Kong6
55,922 Qatar6
10,175 Trinidad and Tobago6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old workman Joseph Carl who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on March 16, 1846 by John R Skiddy put out from Liverpool. Dominic Carl (35) Workman, Margaret Carl (18), John Carl, aged 14, Robert Carl, aged 35, Immigrant Ellen Carl, James Carl (12) Immigrant, Joseph Carl (5), Robert Carl, and 23 other Carl around 47.06% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and shoemaker migrated to US.

From Italy

Journeyman Antonino Carl from Saccurelle, Italy aboard the Neustria from Marseilles & Naples. He is registered to be 37 years old when he arrived in New York on September 13, 1892. 23 years old Shiglioni Carl, are other Carl that migrated to US.

From Germany

Heinrich Carl worked as farmer and hailed from Hessen. 25 years old embarked for USA from Havre on Samuel M Fox and arrived on November 10, 1852. Rose-M. Carl, aged 26, Rose-M. Carl (26) Farmer and mechanic, Cathar. Carl (25) Farmer, Valburga Carl, Heinrich Carl (20) Farmer, Anna-M. Carl (32) Farmer, Georg Carl (8 months old), Jacob Carl, and 511 other Carl around 36.92% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and joiner, merchant, carpenter, weaver, tailor, painter, mason, baker, servant, furrier, clerk, shoemaker, mechanic, cooper, cabinet maker, butcher, blacksmith, machinist, shepherd, teacher, miner, saddler, barber, locksmith, watchmaker, miller, tourist, goldsmith, cook, glazier migrated to US from Hamburg, Havre, Bremen and Rotterdam.

Carl Namesakes

  • George Carl, "vaudevillian" style comic & clown
  • Robert Carl, American composer
  • Jann Carl, co-host and part owner of the syndicated TV show 'Small Town Big Deal'
  • Windy & Carl, ambient group in Dearborn, Michigan
  • Marion Eugene Carl, World War II fighter ace
  • Katharine Carl, American portrait painter and author
  • Lillian Stewart Carl, American author of mystery
  • Lachele Carl, American actress based in the United Kingdom
  • Howie Carl, American basketball player

Carl Namesakes

  • George Carl, "vaudevillian" style comic & clown
  • Robert Carl, American composer
  • Jann Carl, co-host and part owner of the syndicated TV show 'Small Town Big Deal'
  • Windy & Carl, ambient group in Dearborn, Michigan
  • Marion Eugene Carl, World War II fighter ace
  • Katharine Carl, American portrait painter and author
  • Lillian Stewart Carl, American author of mystery
  • Lachele Carl, American actress based in the United Kingdom
  • Howie Carl, American basketball player

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