Explore the Family Name Carbine

The meaning of Carbine

1. Irish: variant of Carabine, an Anglicized form of Ó Corbáin ‘son of Corbán’, a personal name based on corb ‘chariot’. 2. Cornish: variant of Carbin 2.

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How common is the last name Carbine in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Carbine" significantly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Carbine was ranked 43,058 in terms of popularity but fell to a rank of 53,913 in 2010, representing a drop of 25.21 percent. The count of individuals bearing the Carbine surname also witnessed a decline from 473 in 2000 to 383 in 2010, which is a decrease of 19.03 percent. Consequently, the proportion of those with this surname per 100k people dropped from 0.18 to 0.13, a 27.78 percent decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,058	#53,913	-25.21%
Count	473	383	-19.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.13	-27.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carbine

Analyzing the ethnic identity of those bearing the surname "Carbine", according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, we find that most are identified as White – making up 93.99 percent in 2010 which is a slight decrease from 95.98 percent in 2000. There's also an increase in the Hispanic representation among those by the name Carbine, in 2000 it was 1.69 percent and it rose significantly to 4.44 percent in 2010. However, the Asian/Pacific Islander representation fell from 1.69 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no significant changes in other categories such as two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native as they remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.98%	93.99%	-2.07%
Hispanic	1.69%	4.44%	162.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.69%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%